Eating chili can fight cancer, it turns out to be true

Many people say that this is an era of spicy food; but many people think that eating too spicy will irritate the gastrointestinal tract

Chili irritating the stomach does not equal cancer

If it wasn't for Columbus who discovered the New World and brought peppers back to Europe, and if it wasn't for the Spaniards who introduced peppers to China in the late Ming Dynasty, maybe only Americans in the world would eat peppers

Gao Lian, an opera writer and health expert in the Ming Dynasty, recorded in "Zunsheng Bajian": "The peppers are clustered with white flowers, and the fruit is like a bald pen.

The entrance of chili will stimulate the nerve endings of the tongue and mouth.

Survey data shows that about one-third of China's 1.

For people with sensitive constitution or weak gastrointestinal tract, peppers are indeed easy to stimulate the gastrointestinal tract, causing stomach pain, diarrhea and other uncomfortable reactions, but this cannot be equated with cancer

Eating spicy food often reduces cancer risk

Whether chili peppers are related to cancer needs to be confirmed by authoritative research

The study involved 512,000 adults aged 30 to 79 who were recruited from 5 cities and 5 rural areas in China between 2004 and 2008

Participants were divided into 5 groups according to the frequency of consumption: 1.

As of January 1, 2017, after a median follow-up of 10.

　　Studies have shown that if you eat chili peppers without smoking or drinking alcohol, you can get greater benefits and reduce the risk of cancer more significantly, especially esophageal cancer

　　Capsaicin inhibits the growth of Helicobacter pylori

　　Although this study on more than 510,000 people in China showed that pepper has anti-cancer effects, its mechanism has not been fully elucidated, and further research is needed to reveal it

　　Helicobacter pylori can induce gastric adenocarcinoma, gastric lymphoma and other digestive tract cancers, and capsaicin in peppers (that is, the spicy ingredient in peppers) can inhibit the growth of Helicobacter pylori

　　In addition to inhibiting Helicobacter pylori, capsaicin has a variety of physiological functions, including increasing appetite, promoting digestion; protecting gastric mucosa, preventing and treating gastric ulcers

　　Eating peppers can also help reduce cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases

　　Capsicum contains unique dihydrocapsaicin esters and has weight loss effects

　　In fact, the effects and health benefits of chili peppers don't stop there
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In addition to providing energy (282 kcal per 100 grams), peppers are also rich in protein, fat, sugar, dietary fiber, folic acid, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium, and a variety of vitamins, according to the Chinese Food Composition Table
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Among them, vitamin C is the most abundant.
The vitamin C of red peppers is as high as 144 mg per 100 grams, which is 7 times that of tomatoes and 4 times that of oranges
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As we all know, vitamin C has anti-oxidant and protects cardiovascular and cerebrovascular health
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Research by Chinese and British researchers has confirmed that the anti-cancer mechanism of peppers includes the anti-cancer effect of vitamin C in peppers that can resist oxidation
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　　According to the existing research, we can conclude that peppers with a long history in the food culture are indeed good ingredients and have many benefits.
Everyone can decide whether to eat them according to their own taste preferences and gastrointestinal tolerance
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However, people with hemorrhoids need to eat less due to its inherently stimulating taste
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In addition, some people often make the dishes very oily when they eat spicy food, which is also not advisable
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(Zhang Tiankan)