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On a sunny weekend, Li Sicong and a few old friends decided to go out together to breathe in the fresh air and enjoy the beauty of nature by the way.
While walking on the country road, they chatted, and the topic naturally turned to health.
Li Sicong, an enthusiastic music teacher, has a normal schedule, but he is always defenseless in the face of food.
Today they are talking about a health issue that is getting more and more attention - stomach cancer, and those "meats" and "fruits" that are associated with a high risk of stomach cancer.
The group walked and chatted, and unconsciously talked about the healthy diet that everyone has been focusing on recently.
Friends mentioned two kinds of meat and two kinds of fruit, which are said to be "big friends" for stomach cancer.
The first to be mentioned are red meat and bacon, both of which tend to have a lot of salt and chemicals added during processing.
Scientific studies have shown that additives such as nitrite in these foods may be converted into carcinogens in the human body.
As for the "two fruits", rotten fruits may produce some toxic substances that damage the gastric mucosa due to their high content of bacteria and mold.
Another fruit, bayberry, is delicious but can also harbor stomach-damaging chemicals because it is often artificially colored or stored for long periods of time.
Recently, Li Sicong himself feels uncomfortable in his stomach, and often has some stomach pain and indigestion symptoms, especially after eating some greasy or overprocessed food.
During this outing, his friends half-jokingly and half-seriously talked about it, and reminded him with concern that if he wanted to avoid the risk of stomach cancer, he might really have to consider eating less of these things.
One of my friends, a self-proclaimed health researcher, mentioned some cases of stomach cancer.
He said that many stomach cancer patients have the habit of eating these high-risk foods for a long time before the disease is detected.
Doctors also often emphasize that reducing the intake of these foods is a crucial step in preventing stomach cancer.
He also talked about a study involving tens of thousands of people that showed that people who regularly ate red meat and bacon were far more likely to develop stomach cancer than those who regularly ate fresh vegetables and fruits.
In particular, the study noted that the risk of rotten fruit and over-processed bayberry is almost as high as that of red meat and bacon.
Towards the end of this outing, Li Sicong felt a little heavy.
When he got home, he decided to revisit his eating habits and try to make some changes. He knows that change won't happen overnight, but it's an effort that must be made for his own health.
This conversation with his friends made him realize that a healthy lifestyle is far more important than temporary satisfaction.
He began to encourage those around him, especially those with similar eating habits, to pay more attention to their diet and try to avoid foods that could cause health problems.
So, the question arises: why are so many people unable to change their eating habits despite the well-known benefits of healthy eating?
This question touches on the complexity of human behavior. People's dietary choices are influenced not only by individual tastes, but also by cultural, economic, and social environments.
While healthy eating information is widely available, real change in ingrained eating habits requires strong personal willpower, social support, and effective health education.
In addition, the convenience and relatively low cost of unhealthy food also make it difficult for many people to resist. Therefore, to promote changes in the public's healthy eating behaviors, governments, social organizations, educational institutions and individuals need to work together to provide the necessary support and incentives.
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