Pickles and pickles are the favorite food of many people. Many families will make pickles by themselves, especially in the countryside, almost every family will make some pickles.
However, in various health forums and popular science articles, scholars often describe the health risks of pickled foods such as pickles, pickles and preserved meat as unhealthy, high in salt, nitrites, etc.
Some people say that people in rural areas like to eat pickles. Why are there so many elderly people? Does this mean that pickles are beneficial?
Why do rural people like to eat pickles, elderly or a lot of?
The reason why people in rural areas like to eat pickles is that the conditions of the older generation are not good, so they will make preserved food in advance to prepare for the winter when vegetables and animals are hard to get. This custom has been passed down. Modern society has a better living conditions, rural people are not like the previous winter only eat pickles for the day, but can choose a lot of food appropriate to eat some.
What’s more, the air in the countryside, the freshness of other food, and the hard work of people in the countryside are some of the benefits that are healthier than those in the city and, to a certain extent, more beneficial to the body. Eat pickle also is not to say to eat not good, just say unfavorable eat much, also do not suggest to eat every day or eat pickle only do not eat other. Just looking at this one point, it’s not scientific to put pickles and longevity together.
Can you eat more pickles?
It is not recommended to eat more pickled food such as pickles and pickles. The main reasons are as follows:
(1) High salt content
Salt is essential in the preparation of preserved foods, and excessive sodium intake is a high risk factor for many cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and chronic kidney diseases. Especially for Chinese people, the taste of food is heavy, so they are more likely to get high blood pressure, chronic kidney disease, coronary heart disease and so on. So when eating pickles, people tend to eat with light taste of white congee, and pickles should not eat more, the appropriate adjustment of the taste of the line.
(2) contains nitrites
Pickles can be preserved for a long time, and the longer they are preserved, the more nitrites they produce. Nitrites are also a risk factor for many cancers. So preserved foods can also increase the risk of cancer if they are left out too long and eaten too much.
(3) There may be mold contamination
Due to the limited health conditions of many places pickle food, put in jars, sometimes jars will be put in a dank environment, it is easy to produce mold, some mold produced by the toxin is very easy to lead to liver and kidney damage, even carcinogenic, such as aflatoxin. So pay attention to hygiene when you’re pickling food, and don’t eat it if it gets moldy.
conclusion
Like to eat pickles is appropriate to eat some, but want to be healthy, to pay attention to the nutrition of food collocation, sanitation, moderate can, should not eat more.
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