How can we effectively prevent liver cancer? 3 most effective ways to prevent liver cancer

The National Cancer Research Center of Japan published a study that found that eating fish can reduce the risk of liver cancer. The center conducted an 11-year follow-up survey of about 90,000 men and women aged 45 to 74, and finally reached the above conclusion. The researchers divided the subjects into five groups, among which the group that ate the most fish rich in EpA and DHA, two unsaturated fatty acids, had a 36% lower risk of liver cancer compared to the group that ate the least.

The eight types of fish used in the experiment are salmon, trout, horse mackerel, sardines, sea bream, saury, mackerel, and eel. The center's research director, Masakazu Tsukane, believes that eating fish can prevent liver cancer mainly because the unsaturated fatty acids contained in fish can inhibit inflammation and prevent chronic hepatitis from developing into liver cancer. People who have been infected with the hepatitis virus can also reduce the risk of liver cancer by eating fish for a long time.

Liver cancer can be prevented by eating fish, but you should also be careful not to eat foods that can cause liver cancer in your daily diet.

1. Don’t drink alcohol

The degree of damage caused by alcoholic liver disease is closely related to the amount of alcohol consumed daily, the time of drinking, and the way of drinking. Alcohol in the human body needs to be metabolized by the liver, and the acetaldehyde produced by metabolism is extremely toxic to the human body. Long-term and heavy drinking can lead to cell damage, fat deposition in liver cells, inflammation and necrosis of liver cells, and hyperplasia of fibrous connective tissue, which can eventually lead to cirrhosis of the liver, and some cirrhosis of the liver will turn into liver cancer.

2. Animal and vegetable oils should not be consumed after they have gone bad

Stale oils all contain the chemical component malondialdehyde, which can generate polymers and react with proteins and DNA in the human body, causing the protein structure to mutate, causing the cells with mutated proteins to lose their normal functions and transform into early cancer cells. In addition, malondialdehyde polymers can hinder the replication of DNA and accelerate the aging process of people. Therefore, animal and vegetable oils should not be stored for too long, and oils that have deteriorated and have a rancid smell should not be eaten. Foods fried with rancid oils not only taste bad, but more importantly, they can cause cancer and shorten people's lifespan.

3. Do not eat moldy food

Aflatoxin in fungi is a carcinogen. The carcinogenicity of aflatoxin is 75 times stronger than that of nitrosamines, a recognized carcinogen. The toxin can induce liver cancer in humans, monkeys, mice, and poultry. The shortest time required for cancer is 24 weeks. To prevent fungal contamination of food, you should pay attention to the following: peanuts, corn, sweet potato chips, rice, millet, etc. must be dried thoroughly and stored in a dry and ventilated environment. Moldy peanuts, potato chips, radish chips, etc. should be discarded and cannot be eaten by humans, livestock, or poultry.