Overnight meals can cause stomach cancer, is this true?

Many people say that eating overnight meals can cause stomach cancer. In fact, this is not very reliable. There are many reasons for stomach cancer. It is definitely not just eating overnight meals that can cause stomach cancer. But we still have to pay attention and try to eat less overnight meals.

1. Does overnight meals increase the risk of stomach cancer by 3.6 times?

Expert: Not reliable, taking care of your heart, body and stomach and having regular physical examinations can keep you away from stomach cancer

A piece of news titled "Eating overnight meals increases the risk of stomach cancer by 3.6 times" has recently become popular on Weibo, causing panic among those who "bring their own meals". Yesterday, the chief physician thought it was unreliable.

Last year, a media published a report titled "Why gastric cancer favors young women". Among them, the doctor's speculation that "high work pressure and bringing lunch to lunch may be the causes of gastric cancer in young women" is valid. From the perspective of healthy eating, there is nothing wrong with reminding young white-collar workers to eat less overnight meals, but I don't know how the saying "eating overnight meals increases the risk of gastric cancer by 3.6 times" came into being. There is currently no statistical data to support the "3.6 times" claim, and no such reports have been found in areas with a high incidence of gastric cancer in Japan.

In the past, gastric cancer mostly occurred in people over 45 years old, but now there are many patients around 35 years old, and there are also many patients in their 20s or even younger.

2. Why does gastric cancer target young people ?

It is definitely not something that can be explained by the single cause of "leftover meals". Environmental pollution, race, genetic factors, young people's bad eating habits, living habits and psychological pressure are all suspects. Young people today are under great pressure. Many white-collar workers study and work almost desperately, and are in a state of constant mental emergency for a long time, which can induce stomach diseases in a feedback manner. After setbacks in study, work or relationships, anxiety can also cause changes in the secretion of certain hormones and autonomic nervous function in the body, leading to digestive dysfunction, atrophic gastritis, gastric ulcers, and eventually induce gastric cancer. In addition, staying up late to surf the Internet and go to bars, irregular diet, excessive smoking, alcoholism, and frequent drinking of frozen carbonated drinks can all induce gastric cancer.

3. People who bring their own lunch should not be afraid of leftover food.

In fact, hot pot + chili in winter, barbecue + ice beer in summer, and excessive drinking + smoking are much more harmful to your health than overnight meals. Eat less overnight meals. The environmental pollution caused by industrialization may be difficult to change in the short term, and race and genetics are also beyond our control. But it is possible to be kind to yourself. As long as you pay attention to nourishing your mind (psychological adjustment, self-stress relief), nourishing your body (adequate sleep, moderate exercise, improving self-care awareness, and abandoning bad living habits), and nourishing your stomach (regular, quantitative, reasonable and balanced diet), plus regular health checks, you can stay away from stomach cancer. Upper abdominal pain, loss of appetite, stomach bloating, acid vomiting, sudden weight loss, etc. may be early signs of gastric cancer.