Simple and effective way to maintain health: eat lightly and eat slowly

There are three "mouths" in the word "cancer", which shows how closely the relationship between diet and cancer is

Zhao Lin, a researcher at the PLA General Hospital and chief expert on health education of the Ministry of Health, said that there are two types of cancers that are most affected by dietary factors: one is digestive system cancer, including esophageal cancer, stomach cancer, and bowel cancer; the other is related to hormone levels cancer, including breast cancer, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer, prostate cancer,

What to eat: the principle of "four more and three less"

"A balanced diet is the foundation of a cancer-prevention diet,

There are more than 100 kinds of common anti-cancer foods, which are mainly divided into four categories

Antioxidants, carotenoids, vitamin C, flavonoids and other active ingredients contained in fresh fruits and vegetables have anti-cancer effects

Soy products, tofu, and soy milk are rich in soy isoflavones.

About 96% of fungi have anti-cancer effects, such as mushrooms, shiitake mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, fungus, etc.

Green tea Green tea is rich in tea polyphenols, which can combine with carcinogens to break them down and inhibit the growth of cancer cells

How to Cook: The "Three Less" Principles

After understanding the principles of choosing ingredients, learning how to cook scientifically is equally important to diet and cancer prevention

Reduction of pesticide residues, chemical fertilizers, pesticides and other residual chemicals are closely related to cancer

Xun Xiaolin said that during the frying process, if you are not careful and the oil temperature is too high, a large amount of carcinogens such as benzopyrene and acrylamide will be produced.

Salt reduction and cancer also have a "relative" relationship

How to Eat: The "Slow" Word Principle

If you want to prevent cancer, you must follow a principle in the final eating link - "slow"

　　Chew slowly to reduce carcinogens

　　(Liu Kai)

　　"China Food News" (08 edition on April 15, 2021)

(Editor in charge: Huang Guangshun)