Eating instant noodles can cause cancer Is gastric cancer really caused by instant noodles? The occurrence of gastric cancer is a multi-stage complex process influenced by many factors, and it is not an overnight event. Eating instant noodles for a few months alone is not enough to pay for gastric cancer.
Rather than saying that instant noodles are the chief culprit of gastric cancer, it is better to say that this long-term living under pressure, eating instant noodles and irregular bad habits affect gastrointestinal function, leading to gastritis, gastric ulcer and other stomach diseases and decreased immunity, thus indirectly contributing to the occurrence and development of gastric cancer.
In other words, the main cause of gastric cancer is: often staying up late+stress+irregular diet, not eating a few bowls of instant noodles.
1, instant noodles are fried with "thousand rolling oils"
Old oil will be diluted and consumed quickly. Most instant noodles are fried noodles, so many people suspect that enterprises will use "thousands of rolling oil" to fry noodles. Oil will produce a lot of trans fatty acids after being boiled for many times, which is harmful to human health.
However, this is not the case. The fried noodles and cakes of large enterprises are all carried out on the assembly line. In the middle is the oil pool, which uses up 16%~ 18% of oil every minute. After constantly adding new oil, the old oil is quickly diluted and consumed. Therefore, there is no need to worry about using "thousand rolling oil" for instant noodles.
Instant noodles contain palm oil, which is "bad oil"
Pure palm oil can regulate blood lipids, and frying instant noodles with palm oil is the overall principle.
The saturated fatty acid content of palm oil is as high as 50%. For a long time, people think that excessive intake of saturated fatty acids is the main reason for the increase of cholesterol.
But in fact, recent studies have confirmed that pure palm oil is beneficial to regulating blood lipids. Other studies have shown that there is no correlation between saturated fatty acids and cardiovascular diseases.
3. Adding preservatives is very harmful to human body.
Instant noodles do not need preservatives at all. Many people think that the shelf life of instant noodles is so long, it must be because many preservatives have been added. However, there is no need to add preservatives to instant noodles. Preservatives are added to food to inhibit the growth of microorganisms such as bacteria and molds.
However, after the instant noodles are fried at high temperature, most microorganisms have been killed, and the moisture content is very low, which can not meet the conditions for mold growth.
4, instant noodles are toxic, eating more will cause cancer.
The so-called carcinogen, the content is very low. The poison people say refers to "acrylamide". After starch is heated at a high temperature above 120℃, acrylamide is easily generated. Some data show that acrylamide can produce carcinogenic factors in human metabolism. But if this substance is harmful to human body, it must reach a certain amount.
The research of China Agricultural University found that the average content of acrylamide in instant noodles was 15~80 μ g/kg, and there was no cancer risk.
Moreover, there is not enough evidence to show that acrylamide intake through food is obviously related to the occurrence of some human tumors.
5. The instant noodle bowl is coated with paraffin and will dissolve in boiling water.
It's not paraffin, and it can't be dissolved in boiling water. Some people think that the inner layer of the paper bowl containing instant noodles is coated with paraffin, which will dissolve into food after soaking in boiling water.
In fact, the waterproof layer of the inner wall of the instant noodle bowl is not the legendary wax, but the polyethylene coating.
The melting point of polyethylene coating is as high as 1 10℃, while the highest temperature of freshly boiled water is only 100℃, which makes it insoluble.
6, eat a bowl of instant noodles, do not digest for 32 hours.
It will be digested in 2 hours at most. Looking closely at the raw materials, the cake of instant noodles is mainly composed of millet flour and wheat flour. Among them, there are both fast digestible starch and slow digestible starch. The former can be digested in human body in 20 minutes, while the latter can be digested in 2 hours. Moreover, the digestion speed of heated millet flour and wheat flour will be accelerated.
It can be seen that instant noodles are not indigestible food.
People who have eaten instant noodles probably feel the same way: after eating a bowl, they immediately feel full, but not long after, they are hungry again. In fact, the biggest problem with instant noodles is that there is too much fat and too little nutrition such as protein. Instant noodles are often eaten as dinner, which is easy to gain weight and malnutrition.
Six tips to make instant noodles more nutritious.
1, choose non-fried instant noodles. Fried noodles are high in fat, low in vitamins and easy to deteriorate. Non-fried noodles are relatively safe.
2. Reasonable collocation of instant noodles. At the same time, you can add some non-staple foods, such as braised pork, braised eggs, dried meat, etc., and supplement enough fresh vegetables, such as cucumbers and tomatoes. In addition, milk, yogurt or cheese are also good sources of protein, vitamins and minerals.
3. Eat more fruits. Fruit contains a lot of dietary fiber and vitamin C, which can supplement the nutrition that instant noodles lack.
4. Use less seasoning packets. It's best not to use too much oil sauce bag, use less salt and monosodium glutamate or seasoning bag with too many edible additives, and replace it with your own seasoning, which is light and suitable.
5, instant noodles are best cooked to eat, you can add some vegetable ingredients in it at will, you can add an egg in it, then the nutrition is more than enough.
6. When soaking instant noodles, it is best to pour out the soup and add some boiling water or the thick soup left before; Or it's best not to put all the condiments in, just put half of them and add some healthier condiments. It's absolutely delicious, and it will be very reassuring to eat.
In a word, instant noodles are not a scourge. As long as it is properly matched, the daily diet is properly arranged, and all kinds of nutrients are sufficient, it can occasionally be used as a good choice in busy life ~
Are you clear about some misunderstandings about instant noodles? Although there are some misunderstandings, it does not mean that instant noodles must be healthy food. Try to eat less. It will be healthier to cook and eat by yourself.