Explaining the myth “eating these foods together will cause death”

The news that combining certain foods together will lead to death is always spread very quickly and attracts people’s attention. Many children even print it on A4 paper and stick it on the kitchen door to ‘avoid’, or send messages to remind their loved ones about that warning…

According to Dr. Dr. Truong Hong Son – Deputy General Secretary of the Vietnam Medical Association – Director of the Vietnam Institute of Applied Medicine, first of all, it is necessary to affirm that, up to this point, there has not been any scientific evidence to prove it. Eating a combination of one food with another (non-toxins together) will lead to death.

Dr. For example, Truong Hong Son, for a long time, information about the taboo of eating honey with soy milk or honey along with calcium-containing substances, honey with molasses… will be dangerous to life that can lead to death. Many people died from placental transmission. But the truth is that molasses combined with honey cannot cause death. However, this combination can cause problems with absorption of nutrients or problems with digestion

Here is information on some foods that should and should not be combined together that Dr. Doctor Truong Hong Son shared:

Foods that should not be combined or limited to combination because they easily cause digestive problems

Soy milk with honey

Combining soy milk and honey will lead to bloating and poor digestion.

Combining soy milk and honey will lead to bloating and poor digestion.

To drink Cow’s milk near time with drinking acidic water

Cow’s milk should not be taken too close to acidic foods. If the mother has just given her baby cow’s milk, do not give lemon juice immediately after. Because in cow’s milk, there is 80% caseine, when combined with vitamin C, it will create precipitation. And when such a long-term precipitation will make children anorexic, full of stomach, uncomfortable, indigestion.

Stir-fried bean sprouts with animal liver

Liver and bean sprouts should not be fried together as this will reduce the amount of vitamin C absorbed into the body.

In animal liver, the amount of co-oxidation is quite high, so it will inhibit the oxidation of micronutrients in bean sprouts, especially vitamin C. However, vitamin C is abundant in other forms of food. If you just think that stir-fried bean sprouts with the liver will make the amount of vitamin C absorbed into the body, you should not skip this dish. You just shouldn’t eat this dish often, but sometimes it’s okay to eat stir-fried liver with bean sprouts.

Bean sprouts when stir-fried with animal liver will reduce the amount of vitamin C absorbed into the body, but not as toxic as rumored.

Eat goat meat, dog meat and drink tea

Dog and goat meat are rich in protein. If you just eat dog or goat meat and drink tea immediately, the tannic acid in the tea will combine with the protein in the dog or goat meat to form tannalbin, which astrings the intestinal lining, reducing intestinal motility, which can easily lead to constipation.

Eat persimmons with sweet potatoes

In the meal, if you use sweet potatoes as a dish, then it is best not to use persimmon for dessert. Because the starch in sweet potatoes stimulates the stomach to secrete acid, it works with the tannin (acrid taste) in the persimmon, causing ulcers.

In shrimp has a high amount of calcium (especially shrimp with the shell on), so it will reduce the absorption of iron of beef when eaten together.

Foods that, when combined, lead to a decrease in the absorption of nutrients in the food

Some foods combine to lead to a decrease in the absorption of nutrients in foods, for example the following foods:

Shrimp with beef

Do not eat shrimp hot pot with beef because beef contains iron. Iron when absorbed at an average rate in animal food is about 15%, but in shrimp there is a high amount of calcium (especially shrimp with shell on), so it will reduce the absorption of iron in beef to only about 5 %.

TS.BS Truong Hong Son When combining non-toxic foods together will not lead to death as rumored, but can lead to some digestive problems or reduce nutrients in food. . Everyone’s body is different, it’s important that you both eat and listen to your body.

Vinegar served with goat meat

When combining vinegar and goat meat, it will reduce the nutritional content of goat meat

Vinegar contains a lot of acetic acid, goat meat contains many biologically active substances and proteins, when eaten together, acetic acid will destroy the nutritional composition of goat meat. This makes your dish lose its nutritional value.

Eat seed chestnut at the same time with beef

Beef contains a lot of protein, but chestnuts contain a lot of vitamin C, which makes the protein degraded, leading to a decrease in nutritional value.

Eat Soy milk and eggs at the same time

Eggs are rich in protein. However, unlike conventional milk, soy milk has the ability to inhibit protease enzyme activity. This enzyme is responsible for boosting metabolism in your body. Soy milk when eaten with eggs will make your body not absorb all the protein of eggs.

When mixing oil with vegetables, it will increase the absorption of vitamins

Foods should be combined together

There are foods that should not be combined with each other because it will reduce the absorption of substances in the food. However, there are also many foods that combine very well together, increasing nutritional value and good for health.

Mix vegetable salad with oil

Salads when mixing many vegetables together and adding a little oil will be very good because vegetables have a lot of vitamins, especially these vitamins are soluble in oil. Thus, when mixing oil with vegetables, it will increase the absorption of vitamins and these vitamins play a role in mineral absorption.

For example, at this time, due to the epidemic, people limit going out more, so vitamin D in children and the elderly will be reduced, so when we increase the amount of fruit, add a little oil, the amount of vitamin D will decrease. increase. When vitamin D is increased, calcium absorption is increased. This will create a chain of connecting chains. This combination will give the opportunity for vitamin absorption.

Salmon + broccoli

In order to be able to absorb adequate amounts of calcium, vitamin D is key. Vitamin D helps absorb calcium into the blood and keep calcium levels in the blood stable. Combine salmon and collard greens with calcium, which is good for bones.

Turmeric + black pepper

The piperine in black pepper helps with quite a few foods when combined. Turmeric has a strong antioxidant called curcumin, which is anti-inflammatory, antiseptic and antibacterial. Curcumin is rapidly metabolized before being completely absorbed. If combined turmeric and black pepper will increase the effect of curcumin many times.

Whole grain + onion + garlic

Like legumes, the iron and zinc in whole grains are low bioavailable – meaning they are metabolized faster than the body can absorb.

The skins of whole grains are rich in minerals, making them even harder to absorb. But sulfur-rich foods like onions and garlic can help make grains more nutritious. One study showed that taking onions and garlic with rice meals increased the absorption of iron and zinc.

Kale + almonds

Kale is rich in vitamin K and also rich in vitamin E, an antioxidant that helps strengthen the immune system and fight cancer and cardiovascular disease. But vitamin E is fat-soluble, so you need a nutrient-rich source of fat to enhance absorption. Almonds are a very good combination and they are high in monounsaturated fats.

Thus, according to Dr. Dr. Truong Hong Son, when eating, let’s look at the problem of combining food in our daily meals in a simple but scientific way. The important thing is to eat enough nutrients, choose safe foods and you know how to listen to your body, choose for yourself delicious foods, when you finish eating, your body feels light and healthy.