It can be said that many people can leave their chopsticks when eating, but what you don’t know is that the often-called disease enters from the mouth, and chopsticks are also a very important part. If you cannot ensure the hygiene of chopsticks, then suffering from illness is just around the corner.
Common types of chopsticks include disposable chopsticks , which are more common in takeaway, as well as plastic chopsticks, wooden chopsticks, and stainless steel chopsticks .
How do they affect our health?
disposable chopsticks . Nowadays, it is a very mature product, and it is very common not only in my country but also abroad. Under normal circumstances, as long as it is produced by a normal manufacturer, and is compliant during transportation, is not contaminated by bacteria, and the bleach used is within the safe range, you can use it with confidence.
For the often mentioned process of using disposable chopsticks, such as folding, pricking, and a strong and pungent smell, it may be non-compliant chopsticks, which may be related to the merchant cutting corners. Such chopsticks must be replaced before use. Otherwise, using the chopsticks to eat may also cause unnecessary health risks and may even cause diarrhea.
Wooden chopsticks is often found in most families and is practical and very convenient, but a problem is prone to occur here, especially as the time of using wooden chopsticks is used for a longer period of time, every time you clean the chopsticks, it may cause minor friction to the surface.
Once the wooden chopsticks start to crack, when you eat foods rich in protein and carbohydrate , they may remain in the gaps of the chopsticks. Adding a certain humidity and temperature may become moldy conditions, etc., such as the common mycin - aflatoxin , it has long been confirmed that this mycin is a risk factor in inducing liver cancer .
is similar to wooden chopsticks. Bamboo chopsticks . Bamboo chopsticks will also increase the probability of mold after long-term use. According to surveys, bamboo chopsticks and wooden chopsticks will be used for less than 3 months, and the latter will be moldy for more than 6 months.
Here, everyone should be vigilant. If there are defects on the surface of the chopsticks, including fine lines, breakage, grooves, etc., then the growth rate of mold will be even greater, even 5 to 6 times that of the complete chopsticks.
If it is stainless steel chopsticks , the shelf life is relatively long and easier to clean, but everyone should also pay attention to changing it in time.
Of course, in addition to chopsticks, everyone should also pay attention to daily eating. It is best to have a variety of foods and eat reasonably, including fresh vegetables, fruits, cereals, potatoes, eggs, etc. You should consume an average of 12 kinds of foods every day, 25 kinds per week, which is beneficial to the health of the body.
