WHO warns that two group 1 carcinogens often lurk in your family's dinner plate

If you do not control the food sources you consume and choose safe processing methods, your body is very susceptible to damage. This will create conditions for cancer cells to have the opportunity to develop.

Our lives are increasingly modern and convenient, but with that, the incidence of cancer is also increasing. Cancer appears not only related to factors such as environmental pollution but also related to one's own unscientific living habits and eating habits.

There is a saying "Disease enters through the mouth" . If you do not know how to control the food sources you consume and choose safe processing methods, your body is very vulnerable, thereby creating conditions for so that cancer cells have a chance to grow.

2 group 1 carcinogens often lurk in your family's dinner plate:

1. Fried foods, charcoal grilled meat: Benzopyrene

Benzopyrene is one of the most common carcinogens in our lives. It is worth mentioning that this substance has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) under the World Health Organization (WHO) as the number 1 carcinogen.

Benzopyrene can be abbreviated as BaP, it is a polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon. They are produced after incomplete combustion of organic matter at temperatures ranging from 300 degrees Celsius (572 degrees Fahrenheit) to 600 degrees Celsius (1,112 degrees Fahrenheit).

Studies have shown that absorbing just a nanogram (a very small amount) of benzopyrene can change the structure and function of the body's DNA. After entering the body, benzopyrene will create a large number of intermediate molecules, changing the structure of target cells and causing cancer.

Benzopyrene may be hidden in charcoal-grilled meat. Benzopyrene is created after the combustion of charcoal. These benzopyrenes will float in the air accompanied by oil smoke. Ultimately, it falls into grilled foods.

In fried foods, the carcinogen benzopyrene is created through the process of protein, fat, and high cholesterol in meat being changed at oil temperatures above 200 degrees Celsius.

Measures to prevent exposure to benzopyrene

• First of all, we should eat grilled meat as little as possible. If you really want to eat grilled meat, avoid grilling it with charcoal. Burnt parts should be removed before eating because burned areas contain particularly high levels of benzopyrene.
• In addition to fried foods, cooking fumes can also contain the carcinogen benzopyrene. When cooking, it is recommended that families turn on the hood or open the window. This can significantly reduce the absorption of oil fumes and benzopyrene.
• Limit grilled and fried foods . Should be replaced by boiling and steaming.

2. Moldy cereals and fruits: Aflatoxin

Corn, potatoes, and fruits are all healthy foods, very good for the body. But when they are moldy, the risk of aflatoxins is very large.

Since 1993, aflatoxin has been classified by WHO as a group 1 carcinogen. Through investigation, it was discovered that this toxin often appears in moldy bread, fruits, cereals. Among them, Aflatoxins exist the most in corn, moldy peanuts.

Aflatoxin is more harmful to the human body than arsenic and is 68 times more toxic than arsenic. Just consuming 1 mg into the body through food can cause liver cancer.

Most people have the habit of cutting off the moldy part of food to eat the remaining healthy part, but the truth is that the mold has now penetrated deep into the food.

Solutions to avoid exposure to aflatoxin

• 1. Only buy enough amount at a time. Don't store too much corn, peanuts, or potatoes to avoid mold.
• 2. Because aflatoxin spreads in the form of spores, don't think about peeling off the mold and continuing to eat it. Instead, definitely throw them in the trash.
• 3. Corners of the house and kitchen that often store food need to be cleaned periodically every few days.
• 4. Actively eat green vegetables: Zhao Jianjun, chief physician of the abdominal surgery department at the Cancer Hospital of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, said, "If you regularly consume fresh, safe vegetables, can reduce the absorption of aflatoxin into the body because vegetables contain chlorophyll. Researchers point out that spinach, broccoli, and cabbage are the vegetables rich in chlorophyll.

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