Uncle Wu popped up a push today when he was swiping his phone, which showed that Oxford University released a study that eating chicken was associated with an increased risk of cancer!
This push scared Uncle Wu a lot, because he would stew chicken soup every once in a while. I didn't expect that the ingredients that I have eaten for so many years turned out to be carcinogens.
Uncle Wu hurriedly called his son to take the family to a physical examination, and the son who received the call felt that he couldn't cry or laugh, and now the elderly always listen to the wind and rain, and then explained the matter to Uncle Wu carefully.
But Uncle Wu is still a little relieved, can the chicken still be eaten, can it really cause cancer?
1. Does eating chicken increase the risk of 3 types of cancer?
This statement comes from a post titled "New Oxford University Study: Eating Chicken is Associated with Cancer Risk, Including Three Specific Cancers".
The post said that researchers from the University of Oxford surveyed the diet and Xi of 475,000 British adults and the disease data in 2006~2014, and found that a total of 23,000 people had cancer.
The analysis found that the intake of poultry foods such as chickens and ducks was positively correlated with the increased risk of melanoma. Specifically, a daily intake of 30g of poultry meat increases the risk of melanoma by 20%. Prostate cancer also increases the prevalence as a result.
However, Wang Silu, a national senior food inspector, said that the conclusions of the study were very one-sided and not representative. There is no clear evidence that chicken intake increases the risk of cancer, which is more suggestive that there is a certain correlation between the two, which cannot be used as authoritative evidence that chicken causes cancer.
On the contrary, chicken is a food with high nutritional value, the protein in it is similar to the structure of the human body, which can help people supplement nutrients, and it is a low-fat food, moderate intake is beneficial to health, and there is no excessive connection between eating chicken and cancer.
Second, the hormone content of "instant chicken" exceeds the standard, and the local chicken is more nutritious?
There are also rumors that the chickens sold on the market are "instant chickens", with poor nutritional value, and if you want to eat them, you have to eat domestic "local chickens", is this statement true?
Liang Qingyue, director of the clinical nutrition department of Chengdu Seventh People's Hospital, said that the so-called "instant chicken" is actually a scientifically optimized breed - white feather chicken, which is characterized by fast growth, more meat and tenderness, and is not quick after hormones.
Although chickens do not inject hormones during growth, they will be given antibiotics and vaccines to prevent diseases, so some chickens will have certain antibiotic residues, but these hormones can generally be metabolized within 3 days.
If you buy chicken on a daily basis, you should choose a regular place to sell it, and you can eat it with confidence.
As for the nutritional problem, there is not much difference between local chickens and large-scale broilers, and some of the differences are completely negligible. Whether it is a broiler or a domestic chicken, it can be eaten.
3. If you want to eat chicken scientifically and healthily, experts give four suggestions
Chicken is a food with high nutritional value, and Wang Silu, a national senior food inspector, reminded that when eating chicken, we should pay attention to these things and eat chicken safely.
1. Buy chicken safely and avoid risks
To buy chicken, you have to go to a regular supermarket, which can avoid buying problematic chicken to the greatest extent.
2. Although the chicken is good, it needs to be in moderation
The mainland dietary guidelines recommend that the daily intake of poultry and livestock meat is 40~75g, and the daily intake should be controlled to avoid excessive intake and burden the body.
3. Choose a reliable cooking method
The cooking method should try to focus on light flavors such as steaming, and avoid frying, roasting, etc., which will not only destroy the nutrition of the food itself, but also easily produce harmful substances.
4. These four parts are not recommended to eat
Dr. Liang Qingyue reminded that it is best not to eat chicken skin, chicken butt, chicken neck and chicken brain, which may have some ingredients that are harmful to health, and the fat content is high, and the intake is not good for health.
Fourth, if you want to live a long and healthy life, you really have to eat less of these 3 kinds of meat
In a study of 500,000 people in BMC Medicine, excessive intake of red and processed meat was associated with an increased risk of 25 diseases, including heart disease, pneumonia, and hemorrhagic stroke.
In daily life, it is especially necessary to pay attention to eating as little as possible about these three types of meat.
High-temperature barbecue: Hao Mengzhong, a member of the Chinese Nutrition Society, said that during the high-temperature roasting process, carcinogens such as benzopyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons will be produced, which is extremely harmful to health when ingested at a high temperature.
Bacon: Zeng Yaochi, deputy chief physician of the Department of Clinical Nutrition of Shenzhen Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangdong Province, reminded that a large amount of salt will be added to bacon during the curing process, so that the nitrite content in it exceeds the standard, and nitrite will be converted into nitrosamines when it enters the body, which is a clear carcinogen.
Processed meat: Ma Guansheng, head of the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at Peking University's School of Public Health, said that the ham and sausages that are often eaten every day are processed meats, which contain nitrites, nitrates and amides, all of which are carcinogenic precursors and are not good for health if consumed in the long term.
Chicken is a food with high nutritional value, which can be consumed appropriately every day, and it is not recommended to bring unnecessary impact on the diet because of unfounded rumors.
Resources:
[1] "Terrible! These parts of the chicken must not be eaten?Most people don't know ......", Popular Science China.2023-10-07
[2] "Chicken, is the "life-threatening" of cancer cells?vigilant, don't eat these four parts?Chengdu Business Daily Sichuan Famous Doctor.2023-06-03
[3] "We Eat Too Much Meat!Eating Too Much Meat Will Increase the Risk of Cancer and 25 Diseases!", Health Times.2023-02-17
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