Thrifty and frugal is the traditional virtue of our country, especially the older generation, thrifty has become the norm of their lives, if the cooking is not finished, will be leftover rice and leftovers into the refrigerator, wait until the 2nd day of the time to take out the heat and eat again.

Probably many people have heard of the saying that overnight food can't be eaten, some people think that overnight meals left too long will breed bacteria and carcinogens, so they can't be eaten.

But there are a lot of old people who think that they have always lived like this, and in the past, when there was no refrigerator, they did not live very well? So overnight dishes in the end can not eat? Here we will look at it together.

01 What kind of dish, is considered overnight food?

Probably most people think that the previous day to do the dishes, the second day is even overnight dishes, in fact, from the time the dishes are made to start counting, if more than 5 hours is even overnight dishes.

For example, if you make a meal at 12:00 noon and eat it at 6:00 or 7:00 pm, it is considered to be an overnight dish. But you don't have to worry too much, for the rice can eat after overnight, need to see through the type of food.

Can't you eat overnight?

In fact, after the food is cooked, no matter whether there is no overnight, which will produce nitrite, nitrite intake of the body to reach the amount of 0.3 to 0.5 grams will lead to food poisoning, more than three grams will cause death.

But for the nitrite content of overnight dishes, with the human body poisoning dose has a certain distance, occasionally eat a overnight dish, will not let us suffer from cancer.

But if you regularly consume large quantities, the nitrite content in the body will accumulate more and more, and it is easy to increase the chances of cancer by the influence of other factors.

And not all overnight food in the nitrite content is higher, such as common melon, root vegetables, these foods in the nitrite content is relatively low, if placed properly, and does not pose a threat to the body.

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Doctor's explanation: in addition to these four, the other can be assured to eat

1, seafood

life many people like to eat seafood, especially people in coastal cities, often see seafood on the table. For overnight seafood food is best not to eat.

Because seafood after overnight, which will produce more protein degradation, the body intake of this material will cause damage to the liver and kidneys.

If the body can not properly decompose toxins, toxins will continue to accumulate in the body, affecting the health of the body, so overnight seafood do not continue to eat.

2, stem and leafy vegetables

cabbage, spinach, greens, etc. belong to the stem and leafy vegetables, stem and leafy vegetables are rich in micronutrients and vitamins, eaten often to give the body to replenish energy and nutrition.

But for the overnight stems and leaves of vegetables try not to eat, because it will breed a lot of nitrite, intake of the body will bring some harm to the body.

3, mushroom food

Mushrooms, enoki mushrooms, etc. are common mushroom food, mushroom food overnight, if you eat again, it is easy to lead to diarrhea and abdominal pain and other discomforts, so it is best not to consume overnight mushroom food.

4, marinated products

Pork, salted duck, flavored chicken claws and other common marinated products, marinated products in the production of a lot of seasoning.

For the overnight marinated products try not to eat again, because even if you put in the refrigerator in the cold, which is easy to breed bacteria, after eating again will increase the burden on the stomach and intestines, affecting the health of the body.

03 These foods or more than overnight food harm is higher, advise you to eat less

Moldy food

Food deterioration is very common, if the food appeared to be moldy, be sure to throw away, because it may contain aflatoxin, aflatoxin is a highly toxic substance, has a strong toxicity, will damage the liver. The first thing you need to do is to get rid of the mold.

Baked food

Baked food contains a substance called "benzo(a)pyrene", which is a carcinogen, and if you consume food that has been orally ingested for a long period of time, the probability of developing cancer will be high. Smoked fish, bacon and fried foods also contain benzopyrene, so try to eat less.

For overnight food as little as possible, whether it is nutrition or taste, overnight food is not as good as fresh food, especially the elderly gastrointestinal weakness, do not recommend long-term eat overnight food.