Many of the foods you eat every day can increase your risk of cancer, especially street snacks. Experts warn you should not eat these 5 dishes.
Nutritionist Tran Di Thuan, of Taipei Hospital, Taiwan reminds, food on the sidewalk is often cheap and convenient, so many people often use it. However, anyone who eats these dishes may be at risk of diseases such as cancer, obesity, heart disease, etc., shortening life expectancy.
Expert Tran Di Thuan recommends eating at least 5 of these street foods.
1. Fried chicken
Fried chicken is listed as a dish loved by thousands of people, from children to adults. Fried chicken is sold a lot on the streets and sidewalks because it has an attractive color and taste, but if eaten regularly, there is a risk of cancer.
Chicken that is fried at high temperature releases carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, although it may make customers smell very fragrant, it is in fact a secondary carcinogen, which is very bad for customers. body.
2. Grilled Oysters
Grilled oysters that are not handled well are very susceptible to parasites (Artwork)
Many people like to eat grilled seafood such as squid, shrimp, fish, etc., but seafood is easy to go stale and cause disease-causing bacteria if not preserved properly.
In particular, in recent years, grilled oysters have gradually become popular in most streets. Although they are beautifully prepared, experts warn to be cautious when consuming this dish on the roadside. Because oysters are the food that is considered to be the most likely to cause poisoning for people to eat.
If not cleaned carefully, then cooked thoroughly, oysters can contain vibrio bacteria that cause infections and food poisoning. But the process of handling oysters is very complicated, not all grills have time to carefully clean, so even baking at high temperatures cannot guarantee the destruction of all microorganisms and parasites.
3. Mixed salad
The sauces in the mixed salad are high in calories, unhealthy chemicals (Artwork)
You may be surprised to see the name of this dish because you think it is a healthy dish. Reality is good or not is determined by doing it the right way or not. Despite containing a large amount of healthy fiber, salad dressing is still on the list of foods that can reduce blood flow in the body. The reason is because of the sauce that we often use to mix salads.
In fact, some salad dressing products sold on the market as well as salad dressings made by many restaurant owners contain a lot of chemicals and preservatives added to the production process. production, inhibiting the body’s metabolic waste elimination function. Even when looking at the information labels of some salad dressings, they are higher in calories than instant noodles.
4. Grilled chicken feet
Eating a lot of unhygienic grilled chicken legs is very easy to get cancer (Artwork)
Grilled chicken feet on the sidewalk are a favorite dish of many people, but there is a potential risk of disease because chicken feet are often laced with chemicals or infected with bacteria. In addition, the utensils for grilling and marinating chicken feet, if not hygienic, also make this dish scary, which can harm the digestive system, lung cancer, colon, intestines and liver. It is no exaggeration to say that eating grilled chicken feet on the sidewalk without knowing the origin of chicken feet, the marinating process … is like we are “dyeing” chemicals, causing harm to our bodies when we do not know.
5. Juices
The process of squeezing and dispensing juice at sidewalk carts is not visible to everyone, for profit, some sellers can use fruit that has been spoiled for a long time. Although the fruit is fresh and safe, the unsanitary environment is also the cause of poisoning following drinking. Not to mention improper storage, long-term use also makes people susceptible to many digestive diseases.
Fruits have a lot of water, fiber, vitamins, high antioxidants … however, many types only provide a full range of nutritional components for the body when freshly cut. When cut, soaked in water for a while before pressing, only a very small amount of the ingredients in the fruit are kept. Not to mention, if the juicer is not washed and handled carefully, it is an environment that produces dangerous fungi and microorganisms for the intestinal tract.
In addition, juices of unknown origin can potentially cause poisoning by additional ingredients, which, if used for a long time, can be harmful to the health of the user.