Thrift and thrift is an excellent traditional virtue, especially for some middle-aged and elderly people, they experienced a life of insufficient food and clothing when they were young, so thrift and thrift are like engraved in their bones. But sometimes this frugality and diligence is not necessarily a good thing. With the development of the times, refrigerators have now become one of the indispensable appliances in home life, as they can help keep food fresh and extend its shelf life.
In the impression of most people, the refrigerator is regarded as a good storage tool, and any item that we eat regularly in our daily life will be stored in the refrigerator. When we want to eat, take the food out of the refrigerator and eat it. But many people don't know that although refrigerators can effectively extend the shelf life of food, they cannot preserve the health and nutrition of food. As everyone knows, food stored in the refrigerator for a long time, if eaten regularly, will also cause certain harm to our human body.
Reminder: These foods are placed in the refrigerator for a long time, or will provide cancer with a "chance", pay attention to it in time
1. Starch staple food
Many families leave some leftovers when eating staple foods, which are usually stored in the refrigerator. However, long-term storage of starchy staple foods in a low temperature environment will accelerate chemical reactions, produce small black spots, and may also cause the occurrence of carcinogens aflatoxin.
Therefore, it is recommended that staple foods be cooked on demand and consumed promptly after cooking, reducing storage time, and following proper storage and eating methods to avoid eating spoiled or contaminated food. In addition, minimizing waste, controlling food intake, and reducing the storage of leftovers in the refrigerator can not only ensure food safety, but also effectively maintain our health.
2. Nut foods
Rich in protein, fat, and vitamins, nuts are an excellent nutritional supplement. However, nuts are not suitable for storage in the refrigerator, on the one hand, the humidity in the refrigerator is high, and the nuts are easy to absorb moisture, resulting in soft and moldy phenomena. It also produces a carcinogen called aflatoxin, which can cause serious damage to the liver. In addition, the temperature in the refrigerator is very low, and long low-temperature storage will cause the nuts to lose their nutrients and aroma, and the taste will deteriorate.
3. Canned or bottled food
Canned or bottled foods, while these appear to be well preserved, can still breed bacteria if stored in the refrigerator for too long, eventually leading to spoilage. If you frequently buy canned or bottled food, eat it promptly or remove it from the refrigerator. If you find that they have expired or gone bad, don't eat them anymore.
4. Seafood
Many people like to eat some seafood in their daily life. Although it is delicious, it should also be paid attention to in ordinary times. If you can't eat it all at once, you should dispose of it early. Because seafood stored in the refrigerator for a long time, not only will produce protein degradation products, damage liver and kidney function, but also increase the risk of bacterial and viral infections, liver disease and cancer, which is very detrimental to our health.
5. Leftovers
If food is cooked too much to be solved with a single meal, then these foods are solved within a day and usually do not have any effect on the body. After all, there are refrigerators now, and the meals cooked at noon and eaten at night do not produce any toxins or bacteria. However, the leftovers of this day cannot be eaten and need to be eaten the next day, which may affect the health of the body, because these leftovers will produce a large number of bacteria and viruses after long-term storage, affecting people's health.
According to the data, about 350,000 people have cancer every year, and about 85% of cancer patients are diagnosed with advanced stages. Therefore, for the sake of personal and family health, it is necessary to develop good eating habits in daily life and reduce the consumption of spoiled and expired foods.
And don't think of the refrigerator as a universal storage box! Rational use of refrigerators and scientific preservation of food can greatly avoid problems such as food spoilage or contamination. But, as the saying goes, a refrigerator is not a "safe". Try to eat fresh food at usual times, for spoiled or expired food, even if you feel wasted, it is recommended to throw it away, after all, our health is the first priority.