Liver cancer is related to drinking and bad eating habits

Liver cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the liver. There are approximately 600,000 new cases of liver cancer worldwide each year, ranking fifth among malignant tumors. Studies have found that liver cancer is related to drinking and poor eating habits.

Long-term drinking can cause liver cancer

Alcohol is not the direct cause of liver cancer, but it can promote the occurrence and progression of liver cancer. Long-term alcoholism can easily induce liver cancer. After alcohol enters the human body, it is mainly metabolized in the liver. The toxicity of alcohol to liver cells causes liver cells to have obstacles in the decomposition and metabolism of fatty acids, causing fat deposition in the liver and resulting in fatty liver. The more alcohol is consumed, the more severe the fatty liver becomes, which can cause liver fibrosis, cirrhosis, and liver cancer. Heavy alcoholism in hepatitis patients will greatly accelerate and aggravate the formation and development of cirrhosis and promote the occurrence of liver cancer.

Bad eating habits can induce liver cancer

Long-term consumption of moldy food, food containing nitrosamines, and lack of trace element selenium are also important factors that promote liver cancer. Aflatoxin B1 is a substance that has been proven to have a clear carcinogenic effect. It is mainly found in moldy food, such as corn, peanuts, rice, etc. Eating a large amount of food containing nitrites, nitrites accumulate in the body and cannot be excreted in time, and can be converted into nitrosamines in the body. Foods with high nitrite content are mostly smoked or salted meat products, which have a clear carcinogenic effect.

Tips: In addition to being related to drinking and bad eating habits, liver cancer is also related to genetic factors, parasitic infections and other factors.