Don't pick the days for pickling garlic, don't need too much congee, don't put simple wax...

The ingredients of Laba porridge are not as diverse as possible.

——Ruan Guangfeng, Director of Science and Technology Communication Department, Nutritionist, Kexin Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center

As the Laba Festival is approaching, many people are preparing to pickle Laba garlic and cook Laba porridge.

The greener the laba garlic is pickled, the better it tastes; the garlic can only turn green when laba garlic is pickled; eating laba garlic can prevent cancer and soften blood vessels; the more miscellaneous ingredients in laba porridge, the more nutritious.

Can eating laba garlic prevent cancer and soften blood vessels? Truth: There is no sufficient evidence to prove the relevant efficacy

Generally speaking, the raw materials of Laba garlic are vinegar and garlic cloves

"There is currently no conclusive evidence that Laba garlic has the effect of preventing cancer or softening blood vessels

The argument of eating garlic to prevent cancer has a long history, but there is still no sufficient scientific basis

The claim that eating laba garlic can soften blood vessels is also very suspicious

Ruan Guangfeng suggested that you should not be too superstitious about the health benefits of Laba garlic, let alone expect it to prevent cancer or soften blood vessels, and treat it as a festive delicacy, just eat it occasionally

Can garlic turn green only when it is pickled in Laba? Truth: It can be brewed successfully in summer even at low temperatures

"Laba can only be green by soaking garlic on this day" is a popular saying

First, let’s understand why garlic turns green

However, the nature of the blue pigment is not stable, and it is easy to decompose at a slightly higher temperature.

In fact, soaking garlic on Laba this day is just a traditional custom

What special conditions do garlic need to turn green? Ruan Guangfeng said that firstly, a low temperature environment is needed.

The more miscellaneous ingredients in Laba Congee, the more nutritious it is? Truth: It depends on the quality of the ingredients, not the quantity alone

A hot bowl of Laba porridge is a delicacy in the cold winter and twelfth lunar month

"Laba porridge ingredients are not as good as possible.

"The various coarse grain legumes in Laba porridge have vitamins and minerals several to ten times higher than that of polished rice, and they are rich in a variety of dietary fiber and antioxidant components

"But there should be a limit to the amount of miscellaneous grains in Laba porridge.
The more the better
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" Ruan Guangfeng pointed out that eating too many miscellaneous grains at one time will increase the burden of digestion for the elderly and children who are not particularly good in digestion
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In general, it is recommended that the public follow the dietary combinations recommended in "The Pagoda of Balanced Diet for Chinese Residents (2007)", which is the healthiest
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