Many people may not know that pickles are delicious, but it is risky to eat them regularly. Especially for people who eat a lot of pickles for a long time, it is likely to lead to some discomfort and diseases. In addition, some people on the Internet say that eating pickles will bring people the risk of cancer. So is eating pickles harmful to human body, and will it lead to cancer? Today, I will take you to know more about pickles.
I believe many people know that in the process of making pickles, a lot of edible salt is usually added in order not to deteriorate and taste. Although edible salt is not carcinogenic to human body, it will damage the gastric mucosa of human body, which will lead to a series of inflammation. Once the gastric mucosa is damaged, it will easily lead to increased sensitivity to carcinogens, and of course the probability of cancer will also increase.
In addition, in the production process, pickles need to be cooked at high temperature and pickled in aerobic environment, which will naturally produce nitrite. Moreover, the pickling time of kimchi is longer, which will lead to more reduction reactions between bacteria and nitrate. In the long run, it will lead to more and more nitrite content.
If the human body ingests too much nitrite, hemoglobin reaction will occur, accompanied by migraine, dizziness and general weakness. Therefore, it is recommended that you eat food containing nitrite in moderation, not in large quantities.
Having said that, I believe many people are puzzled. Pickled vegetables contain nitrite. Can they still be eaten? The answer is yes, pickles can still be eaten as long as they are not eaten in large quantities for a long time. If everyone can ensure that the intake of nitrite is not too much, then it will not endanger human health.
In addition, although some ammonium nitrite will be produced in the process of kimchi production, this substance will generally drop significantly within one month after kimchi production, which can reach a relatively safe level. So pickles can still be eaten in moderation. But don't eat pickles for a long time, otherwise it may bring us the following harm.
1. It is easy to cause malnutrition.
Many people just think pickles are delicious, but they don't know that vitamins and nutrients in vegetables will be lost in the process of pickling pickles. Therefore, the nutritional value of pickles in general is extremely low.
In daily life, if a person often eats a lot of pickles, it will easily lead to malnutrition. Especially those teenagers who are developing, they should eat less pickles at ordinary times to avoid malnutrition.
2. It will lead to impaired renal function.
The salt content of pickles mentioned above is relatively high, and eating pickles in moderation in life will not cause too much harm to the body. However, once eaten in large quantities for a long time, it will easily bring a serious burden to the metabolism of renal function and cause damage to renal function.
At the same time, moderate consumption of pickles can improve people's loss of appetite. However, if you eat too much, you will inevitably get thirsty. At this time, you need to drink a lot of water, which will easily burden your kidneys.
3. Increase the risk of illness
Because pickles contain a certain amount of nitrite, moderate intake of such substances will not have much impact on the human body, but once it is ingested in large quantities for a long time, it will increase the risk of illness and thus affect health.
4. It will lead to high blood pressure.
Because pickles are foods with high salt content, long-term consumption of pickles will lead to high blood pressure. For the human body, if the salt content in the body is too high and cannot be excreted in time, it will definitely cause some damage to blood vessels and lead to blood pressure fluctuations. Therefore, it is recommended that you try not to consume more than 6 grams of salt in your daily life, otherwise, it will easily increase the risk of hypertension.
In daily life, if you really like pickles, then I suggest you remember the following points. I believe that as long as you remember these points, you can still reduce health risks to a certain extent.
1. Wait until the pickles are cured.
In life, many people don't like to eat pickles preserved for too long, but they usually eat them for a few days. Although pickled kimchi tastes better for them in a short time, they don't know that in fact, too short pickling time will not only lead to a large intake of nitrite, but also cause great harm to the body.
Because the decomposition and degradation of nitrite requires a process, kimchi must be preserved for a few more days before it can be eaten. Otherwise, it will not only affect the decomposition of nitrite, but also lead to the secondary reproduction of nitrite in human body. Therefore, it is recommended not to be too hasty when pickling pickles. Don't shorten the time of pickling pickles because of greed. Be sure to wait until the pickles are cured before choosing to eat.
Pay attention to vitamin supplementation after eating pickles.
Because the nitrite in kimchi will be converted into nitrosamines after entering the human body, and this substance will just cause harm to the gastric mucosa of the human body. In order to prevent gastric mucosa from being damaged, it is suggested that you supplement appropriate vitamins, such as vitamin C, after eating pickled pickles, which can reduce the influence of nitrosamines on human body. Therefore, in order to reduce the risk of their own health, everyone must pay attention to taking vitamins that can inhibit nitrosamines after eating pickles.
Step 3 ensure the source of kimchi
In fact, the process of making pickles is very simple. If you have time, you can choose to buy some healthy vegetables and pickle them at home. In the process of purchasing vegetables, we should also pay attention to the source of materials for making pickles to ensure the freshness of vegetables. When buying, it is recommended that you choose kimchi with QS logo. Generally, this kind of pickles has certain safety and can be purchased with confidence.
In addition, don't choose pickles from roadside stalls for petty gain. Usually those pickles are extremely unsanitary and unhealthy, and there is no food safety guarantee. Once eaten, it is easy to cause harm to the body. Therefore, everyone must ensure the source of pickles when buying, and don't trust unscrupulous merchants.
Control food consumption
Kimchi is a delicious food, but everyone should also control their intake. For your own health, I suggest you eat less pickles at ordinary times. In addition, while eating pickles, we should also pay attention to reasonable control of other foods with high salt content. Otherwise, it will easily lead to physical injury and increase the risk of illness.
1. Patients with gastrointestinal diseases
Because of the high salt content in pickles, if eaten by patients with gastrointestinal diseases, it will not only reduce the viscosity of digestive juice in the gastrointestinal tract, but also reduce the density of gastrointestinal mucosa.
In addition, the harmful substances in kimchi are also very easy to attach to the gastrointestinal lining, which will lead to the aggravation of patients with gastrointestinal diseases. Therefore, it is suggested that patients with this kind of disease must be forbidden to eat pickles in their lives, so as not to aggravate their condition.
2. Patients who are prone to edema
Many people don't know that the retention of water and sodium in human body is closely related to the absorption of sodium salt. Therefore, when the hormone secretion in the human body is insufficient, it will also lead to mild edema. Moreover, under the effect of water and sodium retention, if the human body ingests a large amount of sodium salt, it will lead to facial swelling and nausea. It can be seen that patients who are prone to edema are not recommended to eat pickles.
3. Patients with hypertension
Because a large amount of edible salt will be added in the pickling process of pickles, once eaten by hypertensive patients, it will easily lead to an increase in blood pressure. For patients with hypertension, if hypertension cannot be adjusted and improved in time, it will easily endanger their health. Therefore, in daily life, in order to avoid blood pressure fluctuation too much, it is suggested that pickles, a food with high salt content, must be banned.
4. Stroke patients
Medical research shows that if stroke patients eat a lot of salt in their lives, it will not only increase the possibility of disease recurrence, but even lead to other diseases. Pickled vegetables happen to be foods with high salt content, so this kind of food is usually not recommended for stroke patients.
In addition, stroke patients should also pay attention to the intake of edible salt in their daily lives, otherwise it will easily lead to stroke.
It can be seen that pickles are not suitable for everyone. It is suggested that the above people must eat less pickles in their lives for their own health.
To sum up, although pickles contain a certain amount of nitrite, eating pickles in moderation in life will not cause cancer. If pickles can really cause cancer, it is also caused by many factors. However, although eating pickles will not cause cancer, it cannot be eaten in large quantities for a long time. In addition, in the process of pickling pickles, everyone should try to ensure that pickles are cooked before eating, otherwise it will easily cause certain harm to the body.
And in the process of eating pickles, if you can remember the above points, you can also reduce the risk to your health to some extent. At the same time, it is suggested that everyone eat more fresh vegetables and fruits at ordinary times, which is very beneficial to health. Finally, I hope that through this article, we can realize the harm of pickles, and try to avoid eating too much pickles in our daily life except occasionally relieving our appetite.