At present, people's living standards have been significantly improved, and more and more people pay attention to health preservation. Not only have they adjusted greatly in terms of diet, but the health care product industry is also developing very fast, and more health care pro

Currently, people's living standards have been significantly improved, and more and more people pay attention to health preservation. Not only have they adjusted greatly in terms of diet, but the health care product industry is also developing very fast, and more health care products have emerged, which has made many people believe it.

The elderly are the main consumer force of health products. Some people are close to the elderly and sell health products under the banner of giving warmth. The elderly cannot make effective judgments under the sweet words of sales staff, and coupled with their desire to live a healthy and long life, they eventually lose both people and money.

We have always advocated everyone to improve their health care awareness, but when choosing health care products, you must keep your eyes open. People's Daily speaks out. There are some common products in life, and the promotion is varied, but in fact it doesn't work much, and most of them are wasting money.

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[Why are health products becoming more and more popular? 】

, people are more interested in maintaining a better health condition.

, the data on the link between diet and health increased.

, due to the lack of medical insurance or the consumption of health care and prescription drugs is limited.

, Recent food legal changes affect product and label requirements.

, more and more people are interested in a healthy lifestyle.

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[How to distinguish between medicines and health products? 】

The difference between drugs and health products is that drugs are supervised by the State Administration of Drugs and other management departments and have the effect of diagnosing and treating diseases. Health products belong to the category of food and have no therapeutic effect. The specific details are as follows:

. Outer packaging: The registration document number of the drug is the National Drug Standard font, and the health products are marked as the National Food and Health font or Wei font.

. Quality management: Drugs are supervised by the State Administration of Drug Administration and other management departments, and quality inspection is more stringent.

. Transaction: Drugs can only be sold in pharmacies or hospitals, and some of them need to be purchased prescriptions, while health foods can be sold in stores or supermarkets.

. Others: The drug needs to have a drug instruction manual, marked with indications, usage, dosage, contraindications, adverse reactions, interactions, etc., and health products may not be available.

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[People's Daily speaks out: 7 kinds of healthy foods, cheating money and harming the body, don't pay "IQ tax" again! 】

№1. Enzyme

Enzymes must have been heard of, but in fact, this is what we often call "enzymes" in our lives. Enzymes are a catalytic substance for the human biological reaction. As of now, there are more than 4,000 enzymes that are known, distributed throughout the body. For example, saliva contains enzymes.

There are some targeted enzyme drugs in clinical practice, such as chymotrypsin that promotes wound healing. The biggest difference between drugs and health care products is that you don’t know which enzyme the merchant claims to supplement.

The most incredible thing is that the enzyme itself is protein . It is decomposed into the body and then loses its effect. Therefore, no matter how much you eat, it is equivalent to eating it for nothing, and there is basically no benefit.

№2. Oral collagen

Oral collagen has been very popular in recent years, especially female friends pay great attention to skin care, so they choose oral collagen, but this method is to pay IQ tax.

Beijing Nutritionist Association Director Gu Zhongyi clearly stated that collagen is protein, which is very rich in human skin tissues and bones, and there is no need for external supplements at all.

Collagen is a inferior protein, and its actual nutritional content is worse than eggs or milk. Instead of spending a lot of money to supplement collagen, it is better to eat some nutritious food. Will collagen really enter the skin when it enters the body? This is also impossible.

№3. Barley Leaf Green Juice

Barley Leaf Green Juice. I believe many people are familiar with the fact that they are young people and middle-aged and elderly people. They like to choose green juice with high dietary fiber . Barley Leaf Green Juice means crushing barley wheat seedlings and grinding them with some water and rinsing them into green juice. To be honest, this is basically equivalent to "drink grass".

The most common publicity effect of green juice is to improve the acid-base constitution. This itself has the problem of changing concepts. Our human body has a "precision system" that controls the blood pH between 7.35 and 7.45. If you rely on green juice to adjust the acid-base of blood, it will be useless at all.

№4. Soy isoflavones

Soy isoflavones belong to polyphenol compound , and its structure is very similar to human estrogen and is called phytoestrogen. Soy isoflavones have very weak biological activity, only 1/100,000 of estrogen. Relying soy isoflavones alone to enhance breasts or delay aging is simply ideal.

Clinically, estrogen can indeed be used to regulate hormone levels in the body and improve symptoms of menopause discomfort, but these should be taken under the guidance of a professional doctor and regular monitoring and follow-up visits to ensure the balance of hormones in the body. However, blindly taking soy isoflavones will cause hormone imbalance in the body and increase the body's metabolic burden.

№5. Oral resveratrol

resveratrol is a polyphenol compound that has been found in red wine, grapes, skin grape juice, mulberry and peanuts. Research has found that resveratrol can reduce cholesterol , prevent inflammatory response, reduce the chance of cancer, and help prevent Alzheimer's disease, etc. The research is conducted in cells and experimental animals. There is no sufficient evidence for whether resveratrol is good for the human body. It can only be said that it has certain potential. A 2014 study found that by monitoring the metabolic concentration of resveratrol in the elderly, it was found that

resveratrol is not closely related to inflammatory response, cardiovascular disease, cancer occurrence and longevity. Oral resveratrol also lacks sufficient reliable evidence and cannot truly prove that it can prevent diseases and fight aging.

№6. Bird's nest

Bird's nest is a health food that many women like, but the nutritional composition is actually carbohydrate and protein. From the analysis of protein quality, it is better to eat an egg than to eat bird's nest. But bird's nest was hyped to the point of being amazing, but it has no real practical value.

Before, it was revealed on the Internet that bird's nest is sugar water, and the beneficial ingredients contained in it are completely negligible. If you eat bird's nest in your body, it will turn into fat on your stomach. The bird's nests that some people buy are fake and shoddy products, which will increase the body's metabolic burden and the consequences are unimaginable.

№7. Fish Oil

Some elderly people buy fish oil to protect cardiovascular health in order to strengthen their health, but there is no definite evidence for fish oil health products sold on the market, which can help prevent vascular diseases and reduce blood lipids , etc. The main components of fish oil are N-3 unsaturated fatty acids, including EPA and DHA.

study suggests that fish oil is beneficial to cardiovascular diseases. Over time, the academic community further research has clarified that fish oil is not as powerful and effective as publicity. People with underlying vascular diseases should take medications as prescribed by their doctors, rather than blindly choosing health products such as fish oil.

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Extension - Health Food Consumption Tips

. Health food is a special food that cannot replace medicine and does not have the functions of disease prevention and treatment. Consumers, especially middle-aged and elderly people, should not believe in false propaganda that health foods are magic medicines.

. Health foods do not contain comprehensive nutrients and cannot replace other foods. You must adhere to a normal diet.

. You should purchase health food through formal channels and ask for formal sales credentials. Do not purchase health food through illegal pyramid schemes, conference marketing, telephone marketing and other channels. Do not blindly participate in any health knowledge lectures, expert reports, free trials and other activities for product sales purposes.

. When purchasing health food, you must identify the health food logo ( small blue hat ) on the product packaging and the health food approval number, choose targeted according to its function, and eat it according to the requirements of the label instructions. Do not use it blindly.

. If there is a false propaganda food and health food that have disease prevention and treatment functions,