The 29-year-old girl has liver cancer after 1 year of eating white wood ear soup to beautify her skin
Page 39 Health Net of China recently reported that a woman surnamed Zhou (temporarily called Tieu Zhou), 3 days ago went to the hospital for check up due to frequent diarrhea. On examination, the doctor found that her liver area had obvious nodules, alpha-fetoprotein had a concentration of 500μg/L and she was diagnosed with liver cancer.
Through finding out, Tieu Chu is an office worker, 1 year ago she began to focus on improving beauty. She was told to eat white wood ear fungus (Tremella) which is rich in collagen and can be used for beauty, so almost every night she drinks white wood ear soup with alum sugar before going to bed.
However, because she is busy with work during the day, she often soaks white ear fungus the night before and drinks it the next night. Sometimes white wood ear has a strange smell, but due to regret, I still try to continue eating.
Alum sugar white wood ear soup that Tieu Chu uses every night before going to bed – The cause of liver cancer (Photo: Kknews)
After listening to the story, the doctor sighed and concluded that it was the habit of drinking alum white mushroom soup every night before going to bed that was the culprit for Tieu Chu’s liver cancer. In fact, white wood ear fungus does have a beauty effect, but it is not possible to drink it every day, especially when soaking white wood ear for as long as Tieu Chu.
Mistakes when using wood ear fungus lead to disease
Wood ear is a familiar food in Chinese and Vietnamese cuisine. Not only increasing the taste and deliciousness of food, wood ear also brings great effects for health. However, like any other food, when using wood ear, there are a few things to keep in mind so as not to turn it into poison.
Soak wood ear with hot water: Many people often have the habit of soaking wood ear mushrooms in hot water before processing to make it bloom quickly without knowing that this method is absolutely not done.
According to doctor Doan Thi Anh Dao (Thanh Nhan Hospital), the reason wood ear mushrooms need to be soaked before processing is because they often grow on dry, rotten, wet tree trunks, so they have a very high rate of mold. If soaked in hot water, they will expand too quickly, become soft, sticky, not tasty; At the same time, there is not enough time for the wood ear to absorb gradually like when soaked in cold water, causing molds to not be able to dissolve in water.
Wood ear soaked for a long time: When soaked in water, wood ear will help dissolve toxins and make food safer. But, soaking for too long will cause the wood ear to degenerate, potentially causing poisoning.
Specifically, wood ear fungus is a species of fungus, when the fungus is soaked in water for too long, the nutrients will mix into the water to form a nutrient solution – a good environment for bacteria suspended in the air to “land”. ” and proliferate. In particular, it can easily grow rice yeast acid (mycolic acid), a toxin listed as a carcinogen by the World Health Organization (WHO) that can persist even when treated. at high temperature.
Excessive accumulation of mycolic acid in the body can reduce liver cell activity or even inactivation, leading to increased stiffness in the middle of the liver, severe liver fibrosis leading to cirrhosis and eventually cancer. liver letter.
There has been a case of death from eating wood ear soaked for many days, so everyone needs to be very careful. To be safe for health, only eat dried wood ear mushrooms, soaked in cold water for 15-20 minutes, washed, and cut feet before processing.
Eat fresh wood ear: When fresh wood ear fungus contains light-sensitive morpholine, if after eating fresh wood ear, the body is exposed to light, it can make the skin itchy, edematous, severe cases also lead to skin necrosis. serious. With wood ear after drying, the natural photosensitizer is lost, the toxicity also disappears, there is no harm in eating it.
People who should not eat wood ear
Black or white wood ear should not be soaked overnight in water
– People who are prone to allergies: Wood ear is also a fungus, so it can cause allergies to unsuitable people, people with easy allergies should be cautious when eating.
– People with blood thinning, or bleeding: Wood ear is a food that prevents blood clotting, making it easier for blood to circulate, so people with blood thinning, easy bleeding such as brain hemorrhage should not eat to avoid danger. .
– People suffering from diarrhea: Because wood ear has a cold and tonic properties, so if you are having diarrhea, full stomach… you should not eat to avoid aggravating the situation.
– Pregnant women: Although wood ear has the effect of nourishing the spleen, it has the effect of activating blood and eliminating stasis, so it is not beneficial for the growth of the fetus.
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