Can some kinds of vegetables really fight cancer?
1. Have you ever heard of the "anticancer vegetable list"?
This statement has been circulating for a long time, and it still appears in the circle of friends of the elders from time to time: according to the ranking of cancer-inhibiting vegetables published by the National Anti-Cancer Institute of Japan, cooked sweet potatoes, raw sweet potatoes, asparagus, cauliflower, Chinese cabbage, cauliflower, sweet peppers, carrots, mustard greens and tomatoes rank first.
In addition to the above, broccoli, garlic and onion are also considered as "anti-cancer star dishes" by many people. Many articles on the Internet advocate that eating more XXX can prevent cancer.
PS: Don't worry. Let's see if it's true.
2. Anti-cancer vegetables? Not so god!
At present, there is no so-called single anticancer food or vegetable:
First of all, the source of this rumor is unreliable. There is no "cancer prevention institute" in Japan, but there is a "cancer institute"; You said it was a translation error? But this institution has never published such a list;
Secondly, both the so-called vegetables on the list and the oral anti-cancer star dishes basically contain ingredients that can resist inflammatory reaction or oxidation. Although some studies believe that they contain anticancer substances, this is not the same as anticancer foods.
Cancer is the result of many factors, and it cannot be prevented or cured simply by eating one or two vegetables. Eating more vegetables is indeed beneficial to cancer prevention, but at present, no vegetable has been clearly proved to prevent specific tumors, and there is a lack of reliable clinical data. On the contrary, individual businesses will use this as an excuse to over-deify "anti-cancer food" and think about your wallet.
How to eat to keep the body away from cancer?
1, ordinary people should follow these eating habits.
Don't eat disgusting. Ensure that the nutrition is balanced and sufficient, and your immunity can also be guaranteed:
Regarding the intake of vegetables, meat, milk and other foods, diversity and balance are king;
Please try to keep three meals a day regular. It is ok to eat "junk food" occasionally, but don't eat it for a long time.
Isn't it a surprise? Isn't it a surprise? That's right.
Because there is no shortcut to health, what can make us take good care of our bodies are actually boring and slow-acting: normal life, moderate diet and reasonable exercise.
2. How do cancer patients eat?
Bian Xiao also said some time ago that cancer patients have more nutritional needs than normal people. If they only follow a normal diet, they are prone to malnutrition and accelerate the decline of immunity.
There is no fixed recipe, only specific dietary principles.
At this time, it is necessary to consult a doctor or dietitian in detail, and make a special diet plan according to each person's specific situation, which is convenient for daily implementation.
The vegetables mentioned in the first part are mushrooms, Agaricus blazei, tremella, auricularia, shepherd's purse, purslane, day lily, walnut, laver and taro. It is good to eat more, but you don't have to be partial to one.
2 Can health products be eaten?
Middle-aged and elderly patients with low immunity and weak body after operation may be more concerned about this. On the premise of consulting a doctor, it is ok to take some health care products as an auxiliary conditioning method, which can quickly supplement nutrition and help to recover faster.
Among them, Ganoderma lucidum, which is very popular now, needs to be viewed objectively. It contains active ingredients such as polysaccharides and triterpenoids, which is helpful to improve the tolerance of the body to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, protect the hematopoietic function of bone marrow and maintain the immune function of the body. However, it is best to eat its active ingredient extract, and it is difficult to achieve an effective amount directly by eating Ganoderma lucidum.