Eat this fish and be alert to the risk of cancer!
It is 20 times more carcinogenic than red meat, but many people eat it every day and even use it as a "health supplement".
Many people love to eat "fish" that has a risk of causing cancer
This fish is often regarded as the best fish to protect the heart and replenish the brain. However, Xiaofeng Emma's investigation found that this fish may hide an unexpected risk of carcinogenesis in its body.
It's salmon.
小凤Emma:
Many studies have mentioned that salmon is rich in unsaturated fatty acids, which is very beneficial to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. However, there is a carcinogenic element, PCBs, which are more likely to accumulate in salmon.
A 2022 study published in Chemosphere showed that salmon had the highest levels of PCBs in its body compared to common marine fish such as herring and sea trout.
Scientists further analyzed that salmon is a carnivorous fish, and its high fat content and meat-eating habits are the reasons for the high content of PCBs in salmon. Moreover, the heavier the body weight and the longer the body length, the higher the PCB content in its body.
In fact, not only salmon, but also many fish contain far more PCBs than any other food we normally eat. In the case of red meat, a study by the School of Environmental and Chemical Engineering at Shanghai University showed that the amount of PCBs we consume from fish is 20 times higher than that of red meat, especially marine fish, which is more dangerous than freshwater fish.
Why do scientists keep holding on to PCBs?
PCBs are environmental pollutants that can cause damage to our endocrine system, immune system and central nervous system when they enter the human body. Studies have found that animals can die within weeks or months if they eat large amounts of food containing PCBs.
Small amounts of exposure can also pose dangers, such as anemia, acne, liver and kidney damage, and even developmental deformities in children.
In 2004, PCBs were one of the first 12 POPs to be listed in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
On October 27, 2017, the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) released a preliminary list of carcinogens, and PCBs are in the list of a class of carcinogens.
In addition to fish, because PCBs are more likely to be enriched in fat, we should also reduce the intake of other fat-rich foods.
But how can we reduce this cancer risk after we have been eating fish for so many years?
After reviewing the most common types of cancer and solutions for PCBs, the Phoenix Health medical team found that there is a food that can reduce the risk of cancer by 18% if eaten 1 per day.
Eat 1 capsule a day and reduce the risk of cancer by 18%.
PCBs, as a type of environmental pollutant, can easily affect our endocrine system and reproductive system, inducing prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in women.
So, what foods can prevent these two cancers from happening?
一项发表在Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention杂志上的研究给出了答案。
A team of researchers from the University of Bristol in the United Kingdom analysed the eating and lifestyle habits of about 200,000 British men aged 50 to 69 and found that men who ate more than 10 servings (800 grams) of tomatoes and tomato products (including tomato juice, ketchup and roasted tomatoes) per week had an 18% lower risk of prostate cancer than men with fewer than 10 servings.
In addition, research published in 2023 shows that because the lycopene in tomatoes has the effect of inhibiting cell invasion and regulating cell proliferation, tomatoes can indeed reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer, breast cancer, prostate cancer, liver cancer, stomach cancer, ovarian cancer, kidney cancer and other cancers.
Emma has also prepared two delicious cancer-fighting tomato recipes for men and women.
Women's version of tomato soup
【Materials】
5 tomatoes, 1/2 cucumber, 1/2 tablespoon pepper, 1 tablespoon olive oil.
【Directions】
Cut 5 medium-sized tomatoes, put them in a blender, add half a peeled cucumber, half a spoonful of pepper, a spoonful of olive oil, stir for 20 minutes, then put in the refrigerator and refrigerate for 15 minutes to eat.
Men's version of tomato soba
【Materials】
100 grams of soba noodles, 1 egg, 2 tomatoes, mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, tomato paste.
【Directions】
1. Pour an appropriate amount of water into the pot, put 100 grams of soba noodles after the water boils, and remove the cold water after the noodles are cooked.
2. Peel the surface of the tomato (you can blanch it with boiling water and peel it) and cut it into pieces of appropriate size.
3. Pour an appropriate amount of cooking oil into the pot, pour the cut tomatoes into the pot and stir-fry until the tomatoes will become soft and out of the water, then add water, the water is not over the tomatoes, cut the prepared mushrooms into 1/4 pieces, change the mushrooms into crosses, pour them into the pot, and cook over high heat until the water in the pot boils.
4. After the tomato juice in the pot boils, put in the soaked buckwheat noodles, add an appropriate amount of tomato sauce to enhance the flavor (according to the taste, or not), then add salt and sugar to taste, after cooking, you can get out of the pot, boil an egg (pot under cold water for eight minutes), cut in half and open it to the noodles.
If you don't like tomatoes, these foods are also rich in lycopene, which can also prevent cancer.
Source: Phoenix Health
Editor: Mao Hu