Uncle Wu popped up a push message while scrolling through his phone today, which showed that Oxford University has released a study showing that eating chicken is associated with an increased risk of cancer!
This push scared Uncle Wu a lot because his family would cook chicken soup every three to five days. I didn't expect that after eating ingredients for so many years, they were actually carcinogens.
Uncle Wu quickly called his son to take his family for a medical examination. When he received the call, his son couldn't help but laugh and cry. Nowadays, elderly people always listen to wind and rain, so he explained this matter to Uncle Wu in detail.
But Uncle Wu still feels a bit uneasy. Can chicken still be eaten? Does eating it really cause cancer?
1, Eating chicken or increasing the risk of three types of cancer? Is it trustworthy?
This statement comes from a post by Oxford University titled "New Research: Eating chicken is associated with cancer risk, including three specific types of cancer.".
The post states that researchers from the University of Oxford conducted a survey on the diet and habits of 475000 British adults, as well as disease data from 2006 to 2014, and found that 23000 people were diagnosed with cancer.
Through analysis, it was found that the consumption of poultry such as chickens and ducks is positively correlated with an increased risk of melanoma. Specifically, consuming 30g of poultry meat daily can increase the risk of melanoma by 20%. Prostate cancer can also increase its incidence as a result.
However, Wang Silu, a senior national food inspector, stated that the conclusions of the study are very one-sided and not representative. And there is no clear evidence to suggest that consuming chicken increases the risk of cancer, but more importantly, it indicates a certain correlation between the two and cannot be used as authoritative evidence that chicken can lead to cancer.
On the contrary, chicken is a highly nutritious food with similar protein structure to the human body, which can help people supplement nutrients. It is a low-fat food, and moderate intake is beneficial for health. There is not much connection between eating chicken and cancer.
2, Does the hormone content of "fast chicken" exceed the standard, making local chickens more nutritious?
There are also rumors that the chicken sold on the market now is "ready to eat chicken" with poor nutritional value. If you want to eat it, you have to eat domestic "local chicken". Is this statement true?
Liang Qingyue, Director of the Clinical Nutrition Department of the Seventh People's Hospital of Chengdu, stated that the so-called "ready to eat chicken" is actually a scientifically optimized breed - the white feathered chicken. The characteristics of this type of chicken are fast growth, abundant and tender meat, and it is not quick to eat after being treated with hormones.
Although chickens do not inject hormones during their growth process, they are given antibiotics and vaccines to prevent diseases. Therefore, some chickens may have certain antibiotic residues, but these hormones can generally be metabolized within 3 days.
When purchasing chicken in daily life, you should choose a legitimate place to sell it, and you can eat it with confidence.
As for nutritional issues, there is not much difference between local chickens and large-scale broiler chickens, and some differences can be completely ignored. Both broiler chickens and domestic chickens can be consumed.
3, To eat chicken scientifically and healthily, experts give four suggestions
Chicken is a highly nutritious food, and Wang Silu, a national senior food inspector, reminds us to pay attention to these things when eating chicken and ensure safe eating.
1. Safe buying of chickens to avoid risks
To purchase chicken, you should go to a legitimate supermarket market, which can minimize the risk of purchasing problematic chicken.
2. Although chicken is good, it needs to be in moderation
The dietary guidelines in our country recommend a daily intake of 40-75g of poultry and livestock meat, which should be controlled to avoid excessive intake and burden on the body.
3. Choose a reliable cooking method
Cooking methods should focus on light flavors such as steaming, avoiding frying, grilling, etc. These methods not only damage the nutrition of the food itself, but also easily produce harmful substances.
4. These four parts are not recommended for consumption
Dr. Liang Qingyue reminds that it is best not to eat chicken skin, buttocks, neck, and brain. These parts may contain some harmful ingredients to health and have a high fat content, which is harmful to health.
4, If you want to live a long and healthy life, you really need to eat fewer of these three types of meat
A study involving 500000 people in BMC Medicine found that excessive consumption of red meat and processed meat is associated with an increased risk of 25 diseases, including heart disease, pneumonia, and hemorrhagic stroke.
Pay special attention to these three types of meat in daily life and try to eat them as little as possible.
High temperature barbecue: Hao Mengzhong, a member of the Chinese Nutrition Society, stated that during the high-temperature roasting process of meat, carcinogens such as benzo (a) pyrene and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are produced, and long-term consumption is extremely harmful to health.
Preserved Meat: Zeng Yaochi, Deputy Chief Physician of the Clinical Nutrition Department at Shenzhen Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital in Guangdong Province, reminds that a large amount of salt will be added to cured meat during the pickling process, causing its nitrite content to exceed the standard. When nitrite enters the body, it will be converted into nitrosamines, which are clearly carcinogens.
Processed Meat: Ma Guansheng, Director of the Department of Nutrition and Food Hygiene at the School of Public Health, Peking University, stated that ham, sausages, and other commonly consumed foods are all processed meat. These meats contain components such as nitrites, nitrates, and amides, all of which are carcinogenic precursors and long-term intake is harmful to health.
Chicken is a highly nutritious food that can be consumed appropriately in daily life. It is not recommended to have unnecessary effects on one's diet due to unfounded rumors.
