A few days ago, a friend came to the house as a guest, so I made a table of dishes, and when I washed the dishes after the meal, my friend asked me why I didn't use the dishwasher.
She also said that if one person used this traditional way of washing dishes, it was likely to put the whole family at risk of cancer.
Washing dishes is a daily task for every family, sometimes more than once a day.
Dishwashers, on the other hand, are much less likely to be used, and some families don't feel the need to spend the money.
Could it be that this will also put the whole family in the shadow of cancer? If this is true, it really can't be ignored.
In fact, after patiently explaining to the guests, we agreed that although the statement that dishwashing has cancer is a bit exaggerated, several bad habits in the process of this behavior do greatly increase the health risk.
1. Don't pile the bowl in the sink and wash it together
Nowadays, people are very busy with work and life, sometimes waiting for work to rush home, it is almost eight o'clock, it is not easy to cook a home-cooked meal, let alone lift up the spirit to wash the dishes after eating.
So some people have a habit of piling them together and waiting until the weekend to clean them intensively.
We probably all know that this is a very bad habit, but how harmful is it?
Often, kitchens at home are relatively dark rooms, and some kitchens don't even have windows for ventilation and light.
Such an environment is the favorite of various bacteria during the growth process, and if there is still a habit of soaking dishes and chopsticks in water, it is even more dangerous.
Usually after use, some of the grease and food residues will remain. In other words, it provides food for bacteria to grow.
In this way, their rate of reproduction is greatly increased.
Let's just say that we usually leave the dishes and chopsticks to be washed overnight and the next day, and during this time, the average increase in the number of bacteria can reach the initial 70,000 times!
In addition to the pathogenic effects of these bacteria themselves, if you use such a kitchen environment for a long time, it is tantamount to exposing your respiratory tract to mold, which naturally increases the risk of developing certain types of cancer, such as nasopharyngeal cancer.
Second, the way of washing dishes and the cleaning of dishcloths are not particular, which will also increase the risk of cancer
When you wash dishes, do you have the habit of using tools by category?
What we usually know is that different knives and cutting boards are used for raw and cooked food, but in fact, dishwashing towels and other utensils should not be mixed, and even the order of washing must be particular.
For example, when washing, wash fruits and vegetables first, and then wash dishes.
If this cannot be done, some bacteria, pesticide residues, parasites, etc. attached to the raw food itself will be transferred to the tableware through various tools as a medium.
We use these "contaminated" utensils, and every bite of food we eat increases the risk of foodborne illness, which is greatly detrimental to health.
The dishwashing towels themselves are also very "dirty", after sampling inspections by relevant departments, many dishwashing towels have been found on E. coli, salmonella and other bacteria, these bacteria are known to cause many diseases.
This is still a common phenomenon in some families with good cleaning habits, if the habits are not good, then a rag may stain your toilet seat at any time.
Regarding the avoidance of this risk, the doctor friend also gave corresponding advice, that is, strictly distinguish cleaning utensils, and it is best to use disposable kitchen paper to dry the kitchen utensils after washing the dishes.
3. Pay attention when choosing dish soap and even tableware
Regarding the problem of cleaning delicate cancer, in fact, many people on the Internet are talking about it.
Dish soap itself is a "chemical industry", consisting of a variety of detergents, colors and fragrances, the main risk components of which are formaldehyde and surfactants.
Formaldehyde is a well-known carcinogen, in 2014, the mainland had conducted random inspections on the common circulation of detergent in 28 provinces, and the product pass rate was 93.6%, and the remaining 6.4% were unqualified.
The reason for the unqualified products is without exception, all of which are excessive formaldehyde.
You may think that this ratio is not particularly high. But this is only the result of big data, once you buy a substandard product, for a family, the risk of cancer is 100%.
Fourth, control the choice of tableware
In addition to substandard dish soaps, there are also a variety of tableware on the market that are not of the highest quality.
Have you ever encountered the kind of dishes that are pulled by a car for a few dollars a piece on the side of the road?
Many people buy it because it is cheap, but they don't know that this kind of tableware also has a lot of risks.
Experiments have shown that the tableware with quality problems often contains lead, cadmium and other harmful metals exceeding the standard, long-term use of this kind of unqualified products, especially our tableware has to experience a variety of high temperature or acidic food test.
In this process, harmful substances are likely to be ingested by the body along with our meal behavior, and the most direct thing is to affect our nervous system and kidneys over time, causing metabolic damage.
And these metals themselves have been linked to certain cancers in studies.
It can be seen that don't be greedy, buy dish soap or various dining utensils through formal channels, which is also a very important part of protecting the health of your family.