In recent years, rumors of food safety and healthy diet have emerged one after another. They are wearing the cloak of "pseudoscientific experiments, pictures are the truth", creating alarmist articles.
Is there any picture of the truth? In fact, visual illusion can give people great visual "temptation" and become a breeding ground for rumors.
For this reason, we reviewed ten typical food safety rumors and crushed them one by one, revealing the truth, revealing the true meaning of "ulterior motives" and letting the rumors stop in science.
Rumor 1? "Zero Addition" is the "healthiest"
The truth: The concept of "zero Addition" of food is becoming more and more intense, and foods marked "zero sugar" and "zero fat" on the packaging are flooding the market, becoming synonymous with many companies that claim to be healthy and high prices. The State Administration for Market Regulation clearly stated in the "Measures for Supervision and Administration of Food Labels (Draft for Comments)" issued by the State Administration for Market Regulation in July 2020 that food labels shall not be marked with words "no addition", "zero addition", "no content" or similar.
Rumor 2? "Internet celebrity" niche milk lowers sugar, protects liver, and absorbs fast
Truth: camel milk , buffalo milk, goat milk, plant milk and other "Internet celebrity" niche milk are expensive and have become the new favorite. Many businesses claim that " buffalo milk has a nutritional value of dozens of times higher than cow's milk, and has a lower fat content and is easier to absorb." " goat milk powder is closer to breast milk than cow's milk." "Plant milk is conducive to weight loss, etc.", but there is actually no scientific basis. Drinking "niche milk" is not a "consumption upgrade", but spending more money to get "healthy downgrade".
Rumor 3? Cooking with a non-stick pan, it will cause cancer after eating
Truth: The non-stick coating of the non-stick pan is usually fluorine-containing polymer . The most typical one is Teflon. It is acid-resistant, alkali-resistant, oil-resistant, and high temperature-resistant. It is not digested, absorbed and enriched, but is directly excreted from the body through feces. The non-stick coating itself is very thin, and the amount of shedding during use is very small, and a considerable part of the wear and tear occurs during the cleaning process, so the direct health risks brought about can be ignored.
Rumor 4? What you drink is not tea, it is poison
Truth: The amount of pesticide residues in tea is not the same as the amount of pesticide residues in tea. Many pesticides are fat-soluble and adsorbed on the tissues of tea and are not easily migrated into tea. Currently, pesticides that are commonly used in tea production generally enter the tea soup. Therefore, tea with pesticide residues that meet national standards will not cause harm to human health, and there is no need to dare not drink tea because of this.
Rumor 5? The white frost on the surface of grapes is the residue of pesticides
Truth: The white substance as thin as frost on the surface of the ripe grape peel is called "fruit cream". It is a natural waxy protective layer formed by the secretion of the peel. It is harmless to human health. Only fresh grapes have fruit frost.
Rumor 6? Bottled water will turn into toxic water in the trunk of a car
Truth: At present, bottled water is basically made of polyester (PET) bottles. Qualified food-grade polyester bottles have relatively stable chemical properties, and chemical substances such as plasticizer migrate to drinking water at 60℃, so there is no need to worry about the safety of bottled water at a temperature of 50℃ to 60℃.
Rumor 7? The mushrooms containing formaldehyde were found to be soaked in formaldehyde
Truth: There are trace amounts of formaldehyde in nature, especially some fruits and vegetables, which are still breathing after picking, and the compound formaldehyde will be produced under sealing conditions, which will be detected. This compound formaldehyde is different from free formaldehyde on home decoration materials and clothing fabrics. It is not carcinogenic. Moreover, during the cooking process, these trace amounts of "natural formaldehyde" will evaporate completely.
Rumor 8? Regrets of eating seafood often will definitely not be short of iodine. If you buy salt, you must buy iodine-free salt
Truth: my country recommends iodine intake for the general population every day to 120 micrograms, and the amount of iodine we consume from drinking water and food every day is far from enough. Unless you eat enough iodine-rich seafood such as kelp and seaweed every day, you still need to eat iodine salt.
Rumor Nine? Blueberries can inhibit cancer cells and delay aging
Truth: Health foods with blueberries and huckleberry as raw materials are recognized by the national regulatory authorities as the main health care functions are to relieve visual fatigue, improve vision, enhance immunity, etc.Over-promoting blueberries "can fight cancer and delay aging" and other things lacks medical basis.
Rumor Ten? Cucumbers with yellow flowers on the top use contraceptives
Truth: Top flower cucumbers are a day or two before the cucumbers bloom, and use plant growth regulator (also known as "plant hormones") to increase fruit set rate and increase yield. Contraceptives are animal hormones, which work completely differently from plant growth regulators, and cannot have a physiological regulatory effect on cucumbers. my country has clear regulations on the use and management of plant growth regulators. As long as the concentration is appropriate, there are basically no safety hazards.
Source: Shanghai Market Supervision, National Party Media Information Public Platform, Dahe Health News
