Why does long-term moldy food cause liver cancer? How to prevent moldy food from inducing liver cancer?

In recent years, the incidence of liver cancer has been increasing, and it has become a major killer that seriously threatens human health. The occurrence of liver cancer is closely related to daily diet. For example, long-term consumption of food that has been stored for too long or is moldy and spoiled can easily induce liver cancer. Since the lungs are the first filter of the macrocirculation and the only way for blood throughout the body, liver cancer patients are prone to lung metastasis.

Why does long-term storage of moldy food cause liver cancer?

If food is left out for a long time, it will inevitably go moldy. Food mold means that the food is rotten and spoiled. In this process, various toxic substances will be produced, which can cause fatal harm to human health. If you smell moldy rice, or find that the milk has become sour, or think that the cooking oil is contaminated by mold, then throw them away quickly. Because after the food is moldy, microbial metabolism will produce a very toxic and strong carcinogen-aflatoxin, which is a highly toxic substance. After entering the human body, it mainly damages the liver tissue. As the body's detoxification organ, the liver is responsible for decomposing and transforming toxic substances in the human body. When there are too many toxins that the liver cannot decompose, they will remain in the liver. The accumulation of too many toxic substances in the liver is bound to damage liver cells, and over time, liver cells will die.

Don't lose your health because of thriftiness

Many people think that only the rotten part of a moldy apple is infected by mold. As long as this part is cut off, the rest is still good and can continue to be eaten. In fact, this is not the case. Once the food begins to mold, the part that has not completely deteriorated has entered the process of microbial metabolism and has produced a large number of bacteria and toxins that are invisible to the naked eye. If we eat it, we are likely to suffer from acute poisoning. Fever, abdominal pain, vomiting, anorexia and other physical discomforts will torture us for at least three to five days. Severe cases may even cause toxic liver disease symptoms after a few months, including jaundice, liver enlargement, liver pain, spleen enlargement, ascites, lower limb edema and abnormal liver function. There may also be heart enlargement, pulmonary edema, and even convulsions, coma and other symptoms. Most patients will have rectal bleeding after death. Therefore, in life, we must pay attention to the preservation of food and not eat food that has been stored for too long or has deteriorated. Although "diligence and thrift" is a virtue, it brings fatal harm to our body.

To prevent moldy food from inducing liver cancer, we should pay attention to the following points

1. We should treat moldy food differently. Do not eat obviously moldy food, especially peanuts, corn, melon seeds, walnuts, etc. Even if you occasionally eat a nut that smells moldy, you should spit it out immediately and rinse your mouth carefully, because aflatoxin can accumulate in the human body. Do not continue to eat it because it is troublesome.

2. For slightly moldy food, you can take some detoxification measures. Vegetable oil that has been stored for a long time may produce a small amount of aflatoxin. Therefore, don't buy three or five barrels and stockpile them just because the oil price has risen. Don't eat it raw. You can add some salt after the oil is hot, because the iodide in the salt can remove some of the toxicity of aflatoxin.

3. When buying nuts, peanuts, grains, etc., try to choose small packages unless there are many people at home. Try not to keep them for too long. Smell the smell before eating, and throw it away immediately if you find that the smell is not right.

4. When storing grain, oil and other foods, keep them cool, ventilated, dry and avoid direct sunlight. Do not use plastic bags to store food. If you find that the rice at home has a slight musty smell, you must rub it thoroughly and wash it before steaming or cooking, because aflatoxin is mostly present on the surface of the grains. Rubbing can remove a large amount of toxins on the surface of the grain. Cooking rice with a pressure cooker is also more suitable for removing toxins from rice.

If you accidentally develop liver cancer, you must be optimistic about the treatment. Lung cancer may also be accompanied by metastatic symptoms. Symptoms of liver cancer metastasis to the lungs include coughing, coughing up blood, shortness of breath, chest tightness, fever, etc. When lung metastasis occurs, symptoms of tumor compression may also occur.