Smoking causes cancer, and drinking alcohol causes cancer. We have often heard this saying, but in fact, it is definitely incorrect to say that they can directly cause cancer . No one can cause cancer by smoking a cigarette or drinking two sips of alcohol. It can only be said that smoking and drinking may increase the risk of cancer in the human body. The longer the time, the more dangerous it is. Of course, it is better to quit as soon as possible.
Smoking and drinking are commonplace issues, but now it is said that meat grinders can cause liver damage and even cause cancer in serious cases. Many people are confused after hearing this. How can meat grinders cause cancer? Is it possible that if I grind meat to make dumplings at home, eating it will cause cancer? The news circulating on the Internet is always confusing. Let’s see what the rumors say?
Why does the meat grinder damage the liver?
According to rumors circulating on the Internet, it is mainly because when we use a meat grinder to grind meat, it is troublesome to clean the meat grinder itself, which can easily lead to food residues, minced meat, etc. remaining in the meat grinder, and it is easy for mold to appear Change to , which can easily lead to aflatoxin.
Aflatoxin is recognized by World Health Organization as a class of carcinogen , and aflatoxin has strong hepatotoxicity. If the human body consumes too much it may cause serious liver and kidney damage, as well as Increase the body's risk of liver cancer.
Experts refute rumors: It is not credible that meat grinders damage the liver, it is pure nonsense
The above mentioned meat grinder causing cancer may seem to be no problem at first glance, but if you think about it carefully, it is actually pure nonsense. Such rumors are not credible. . Ruan Guangfeng, director of the Science and Technology Department of the Kexin Food and Nutrition Information Exchange Center and an expert in refuting rumors, said that it is completely nonsense that meat grinders can cause liver damage or cause cancer.
First of all, the risk of liver damage caused by meat grinders circulated on the Internet is mainly caused by the minced meat remaining in the meat grinder being contaminated with aflatoxin. The so-called carcinogen is aflatoxin. There is no problem that aflatoxin causes cancer, but aflatoxin is not easy to infect meat, mainly cereals. Generally, foods with high starch content are prone to aflatoxin, simply Meat is almost less likely to cause aflatoxin infection, and the risk of infection is relatively higher if it is starch-containing meat products.
The second issue is the cleaning of the meat grinder, because if the meat grinder is not cleaned properly, it will be unhealthy. This is obviously due to choking. Someone unfortunately choked to death while eating, so shouldn’t we all stop eating? It is definitely impossible. Meat grinder cleaning is not difficult to do . Our household meat grinder is smaller in size. A big selling point is that is convenient and easy to clean. As long as we pay attention to hygiene, there is no need to grind meat. It is said that machine infection aflatoxin causes cancer. If the meat is ground outside, we don’t know whether the merchant’s meat grinder is clean.
To sum up, it is nonsense to say that meat grinders cause liver damage or cause cancer. Just like drinking boiling water will damage the mucous membrane and increase the risk of cancer, who would drink boiling water? Therefore, we can just laugh off these rumors. As long as we pay attention to cleanliness and healthy diet in our lives, there are not so many carcinogens.
Although the claim that meat grinders cause cancer is not credible, it actually reminds us of the dangers of aflatoxin to the body. Every year, people go to the hospital due to aflatoxin poisoning, and some even lose their lives. In our daily life, we must be careful about aflatoxin-infected food.
In life, what are the things that are really vulnerable to aflatoxin infection but are ignored?
. Rural self-pressed oil
As we have said above, aflatoxin is easy to infect cereal foods, such as soybeans, corn and other foods. Aspergillus aflatoxin is prone to appear, and then the harmful substance aflatoxin appears. Because many small self-pressed oil workshops in rural areas have poor sanitary conditions and cannot ensure the cleanliness of raw materials and processing equipment, there is a certain risk of aflatoxin infection in the processed self-pressed oil. Therefore, it is generally not recommended to use self-pressed oil in rural areas. It is relatively safer to go to the supermarket to buy edible oil produced by regular manufacturers.
. Moldy household cutting boards, bowls and chopsticks
In daily life, our household wooden bowls, chopsticks and cutting boards have a higher risk of mold than plastic cutting boards and chopsticks. Although aflatoxin rarely directly infects objects such as wooden boards in daily life, food residues may remain in the gaps between cutting boards and other places. This type of food residues is relatively difficult to remove. In addition, wooden cutting boards are also prone to mold and may pose certain risks. When wooden cutting boards or tableware become moldy, it is usually recommended to replace them with new ones, which is safer.
. Bitter nut foods
In daily life, especially during the holidays, our families often buy a lot of nuts for consumption, but the nuts themselves are more susceptible to aflatoxin infection. Generally speaking, when we store nuts, they must be placed in a dry place. A humid environment will increase the risk of nuts becoming moldy. Some nuts themselves are moldy and difficult to detect with the naked eye, and aflatoxin itself is resistant to high temperatures and is not easy to remove. Therefore, as long as the nuts are left out for too long or have a spicy smell, it is usually recommended to throw them away to avoid accidental eating. Aflatoxin-infected nuts.
When we have moldy food or supplies in life, we need to consider toxic and harmful substances such as aflatoxin. It should be noted that aflatoxin is not visible to the naked eye, even if it is not moldy Food is also at risk of being infected with aflatoxin , and aflatoxin is still highly toxic even after normal cooking.
Therefore, in daily life, we try to eat what we buy on the same day and only eat fresh food, which not only tastes better but also reduces the risk of aflatoxin infection from food. Household kitchenware is cleaned and disinfected every day, dried before storage, and washed again before each use, which is relatively safer.
Reference:
"These "common senses" about aflatoxin are wrong" Science and Technology Daily 2020-10-22
"It is actually the strongest carcinogen" Life Times 2017-05-21
"Internationally recognized first-level carcinogen" Health Times 2017-08-07
