Lettuce is rich in carotene and vitamin C. The crude protein and various minerals contained in it can supplement the body with sufficient nutrients, improve the body's metabolism, and maintain the normal function of the body's internal organs. .

In addition, lettuce can also protect the eyes. The rich vitamin A and vitamin E contained in lettuce are essential nutritional plants for human retinal development. Eating more lettuce can improve vision and prevent vision loss. .

Traditional Chinese medicine says: lettuce is mild in nature and sweet in taste. Eating lettuce can clear away heat and cool the blood, effectively relieving the problems of lower limb edema and body swelling. People suffering from tonsillitis and acne can eat more lettuce. Effectively remove accumulated toxins and waste from the body and prevent physical discomfort.

Such nutritious green leafy vegetables are called new carcinogenic foods. Recently, there have been many comments on the Internet about lettuce causing cancer. Is this statement correct? May as well listen to the answers from professionals.

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Is lettuce the new “anti-cancer food”?

Relevant experts have conducted corresponding research on this issue. They found that the ingredients contained in lettuce do not create conditions for the body to inhibit the spread and growth of cancer, so lettuce does not have anti-cancer effects.

Cancer, as a malignant tumor disease originating from epithelial cells, is the most harmful to human health among all malignant tumors. Cancer has the characteristics of rapid spread and infiltration, and can quickly spread to the body and various tissues. It spreads to various organs until it affects the whole body system.

Cancer is very harmful to the body. If it is not treated in the early stage, once the cancer develops into the middle and late stages, the 5-year survival rate is even less than 40%. So far, the number of people suffering from cancer in my country has accounted for 45% of the total population of the country, more and more people are forced to be diagnosed with cancer due to various reasons.

The claim that lettuce is a new anti-cancer food is completely a rumor. It can be considered from the following two aspects:

Point of view 1: Lettuce contains aromatic hydrogen substances that cannot be Body Decomposition

Relevant data research has found that lettuce contains a special aromatic hydrogen substance that improves the antioxidant capacity of body cells, provides the body with rich nutrients, accelerates gastrointestinal digestion and absorption, but cannot be Absorbed completely.

Lettuce contains aromatic hydrogen substances that cannot be directly decomposed and utilized by the body, so the anti-cancer effect is not ideal, just like people want to eat pig skin to replenish collagen and repair facial skin. .

Although pig skin contains a large amount of collagen, the collagen in pig skin is not suitable for digestion and absorption by the human body, and the effect of protecting the skin will be greatly reduced.

Point of view 2: The antioxidant content in lettuce is limited

Compared with other foods, the antioxidant content in lettuce is extremely limited. For the needs of the human body, I think To achieve the purpose of preventing and fighting cancer, it is difficult to achieve the goal of eating lettuce with meat or green lettuce only 1 to 2 times a day. If you want to achieve the effect of preventing and fighting cancer by eating lettuce, you must eat at least thousands of lettuce a day. Hundreds of roots.

Even obese people cannot insist on eating hundreds of lettuces a day, so the claim that lettuce can fight cancer is completely exaggerated and has no scientific basis at all.

In summary: The claims that eating lettuce can fight cancer are completely rumors and are somewhat exaggerated. I hope everyone can respond rationally, analyze and judge from a scientific perspective, and not be blinded by bad remarks.

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What should you pay attention to when eating lettuce?

(1) People who are allergic to lettuce will experience local skin redness and swelling after eating lettuce, frequent diarrhea, indigestion, headache and dizziness, throat swelling and pain, asthma, body fever, and local redness, swelling, heat and pain. People with severe allergic symptoms need to stop eating immediately to avoid causing greater harm to the body.

(2) When cooking lettuce, try to avoid cooking with high oil, high temperature or wine. If the temperature is too high, it will destroy the nutrients in the lettuce and lose the nutritional value of the lettuce.

(3) Women during menstruation or those with cold constitutions are best not to eat lettuce, and pregnant women and lactating women should also eat less.

(4) Although lettuce has high nutritional value, you must control the intake when eating it. Ingesting a large amount of lettuce can cause dizziness and headache, and the poisoning reaction of drowsiness and coma can also induce night blindness and other eye diseases. For local diseases, eating more will not help.

(5) Do not throw away the leaves when eating lettuce. Although the stems of lettuce can be fried and eaten, the leaves of lettuce have higher nutritional value and are rich in dietary fiber, trace elements, Vitamins, proteins, etc., lettuce leaves can inhibit the absorption of fat, soothe the intestines and relieve constipation, which is very friendly to those who are losing weight and those with constipation.

(6) Lettuce is rich in water-soluble inorganic salts, vitamins and other substances. These nutrients will be greatly lost and shrunk after being exposed to high temperatures. It is recommended that you eat lettuce as cold as possible and raw. Eating it ensures that the vitamins are not destroyed.

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Who can’t eat lettuce?

1. Gout patients

Gout is a typical complication of hyperuricemia. As the saying goes: it is not a disease, but the pain is terrible. Only those who have truly experienced gout attacks know about gout. How much does it hurt.

When the level of uric acid in the body increases, it will induce gout. Lettuce is a substance with high purine content. Ingesting a large amount of lettuce will increase the level of uric acid in the body and prevent it from being metabolized and excreted from the body. Increase the burden and pressure on the kidneys. Excessive intake of lettuce will increase the formation of gout stones and induce hyperuricemia and gout.

2. Women during menstruation

Traditional Chinese medicine says: lettuce is a cold vegetable. Women during menstruation should not eat it due to reduced immunity and physical weakness. Lettuce, otherwise the cold and moisture in the body will invade too much, increase the burden on the body, affect the normal operation of internal organs, and even induce dysmenorrhea in severe cases.

3. People with spleen and stomach deficiency

Because lettuce is too cold, people with spleen and stomach deficiency and cold spleen and stomach are best not to eat lettuce, otherwise it will aggravate spleen and stomach problems. The burden will further aggravate the symptoms of body cold, which is not conducive to the recovery of the body.

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Extension--What is the best way to make lettuce?

Fried eggs with lettuce

Ingredients to prepare:

One lettuce, two sea duck eggs, appropriate amount of salt, one spoon of oyster sauce, two cloves of garlic

Start making:

1. In the first step, you need to peel the lettuce, cut it into cubes diagonally and then cut it into thin slices.

2. Break up two sea duck eggs and set aside. Add an appropriate amount of cooking oil to the pot, pour in the egg liquid and mature.

3. Take the scrambled eggs out of the pot, add a little base oil and minced garlic and sauté until fragrant.

4. Add lettuce, stir-fry and season with salt.

5. Finally, put the eggs back into the pot, add a small amount of oyster sauce and stir-fry evenly before serving. Now you have finished making a delicious scrambled egg with lettuce. If you are interested, you can make it yourself. It is delicious. Delicious and healthy!