Over the years, our living conditions have improved considerably, and the food we eat has become more particular.
However, various “diseases of affluence” have emerged alongside: high blood lipids, high blood sugar, fatty liver…
In fact, this is all closely related to the food we consume.
Take the staple foods that hold a significant position on our dining table; they might be the “culprits” that cause you to gain weight and fall ill.
Do you think it’s rice, noodles, or steamed buns?
Of course not! The following foods have a much greater “destructive power”—
Please stop treating these foods as staples
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Hot Pot
People might wonder, how can hot pot be a staple? This is related to many people’s habits. As winter arrives, many enjoy eating hot pot to warm their bodies; it tastes great and is often eaten without a staple accompaniment, effectively making hot pot the “staple.” Just a few days ago, the Guangzhou Daily published a news story:
A 51-year-old man (alias Yang) often dines out for drinks and enjoys hot pot and high-purine foods like offal. Now he has been tormented by urate stones for over twenty years, with stones as large as eggs and as small as sesame seeds all over his body. Especially in his hands, the joints have gradually deformed due to the urate crystals, turning into “ginger hands,” causing immense pain during flare-ups.
The purine content in hot pot is exceptionally high, mainly due to the meat broth, fish broth, and seafood broth, all of which are considered high-purine foods.
Moreover, different ingredients are added to hot pot, and prolonged cooking can cause chemical reactions among the various components, producing harmful substances for the human body. Thus, occasional enjoyment of hot pot is acceptable, but it shouldn’t be consumed frequently.
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Thin Porridge
Thin porridge was recently highlighted by Dr. Zhang Wenhong, advising people to drink less of it, and the reasons are quite clear:
It offers very little nutrition; whether for breakfast or lunch/dinner, it takes up space in your stomach, leading you to eat less of other nutritious foods, and it can easily spike blood sugar levels.
Additionally, plain porridge is tasteless and often paired with pickled vegetables or salted fish, making such breakfasts not only lacking in nutrition but also potentially excessive in sodium intake!
Excessive sodium intake can eventually increase the burden on the kidneys. If you want to have porridge, consider adding some ingredients; mixed grain porridge is much more nutritious.
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Fried Rice and Fried Noodles
This type of food is also popular among many people, especially fried rice. Leftover rice from the night before can be quickly stir-fried the next day into a fragrant dish. However, be aware that this kind of “leftover” staple often has excessive calories and high fat content.
Long-term consumption can silently lead to fat accumulation in our blood vessels and may even accelerate vascular aging. Clinical dietary advice from neurologists commonly advises to avoid high-oil and high-salt foods, especially for those with diabetes or hypertension.
