Text: Dr. Xu
Edited by Chi You
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"Did you know that a hard-boiled egg a day could be linked to stomach cancer!"
Li Qing took off his sunglasses and said to Chen Xin, an old classmate in front of him, in surprise.
On this hot afternoon, Li Qing decided to go to the store to buy some summer clothes.
Unfortunately, she met her friend Chen Xin from high school, who is now a gastroenterologist, at the door of the store.
The two decided to sit down at a nearby café and have a good chat about how they were doing.
A boiled egg every day, the female teacher was diagnosed with stomach cancer
Chen Xin looked serious, and Li Qing couldn't help but ask about his long-standing eating habits - insisting on eating one hard-boiled egg every day.
After hearing this, Chen Xin shook his head and began to explain in detail the possible hidden health risks behind this.
"First of all, we have to understand that eggs are high-protein foods and they are healthy for most people.
But the question is how your eggs are cooked and whether there are other elements lacking in your diet.
A single diet, such as eating only hard-boiled eggs for a long time, can lead to nutritional imbalances.
Unbalanced nutrition, especially the lack of essential fiber, can increase the risk of stomach cancer in the long run. ”
Li Qing felt a little uneasy, but she was more curious about how stomach cancer was related to her husband's habits.
Victimized by her husband's bad habits
Chen Xin continued: "Does your husband have any special eating habits?
For example, do you like to eat barbecue, or often socialize and drink?"
"He had a few drinks almost every night, and sometimes he smoked. Li Qing replied.
"That's the problem. ”
Chen Xin explained that while the direct connection may seem weak, in a family, one party's bad lifestyle habits can indeed have an indirect impact on the other's health.
Regular exposure to secondhand smoke and an environment with the smell of alcohol can increase pathological changes in the gastric mucosa, thereby increasing the risk of gastric cancer.
In addition, a socially active lifestyle is often accompanied by an irregular diet, which can be a challenge for stomach health.
"Interestingly, while it may seem unrelated, your high protein intake, combined with a lack of fibre and environmental influences, can all contribute to health problems. Chen Xin added.
To better illustrate this point, Chen Xin recounted several similar cases
Some of these patients have family members with similar lifestyle habits, which indirectly affect the patient's own health.
After discussing specific cases, Chen Xin gave some specific recommendations, such as increasing dietary diversity, reducing the intake of processed meat, increasing the intake of fresh fruits and vegetables, and trying to adjust the eating habits and lifestyles of family members.
Li Qing feels that she has learned a lot, but she also realizes that health is the result of the joint efforts of a family member, not just an individual responsibility.
After this long discussion, Chen Xin ended the conversation: "Health is a system engineering, and each of us is a part of it.
And solving health problems is not just about changing one aspect of your diet. ”
Concluding questions
After understanding the important impact of diet and lifestyle habits on health, one question worth exploring in depth is:
If someone in a family has a chronic illness, how do changes in lifestyle changes in other members of the family affect the patient's recovery process?
In this regard, we need to conduct a detailed analysis and discussion from a medical and psychological perspective in order to find the most effective model of family support and rehabilitation.
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