"In the past 2021, various news about food safety and dietary health often occupy major online hot lists, and the truth and falsehood of these have made everyone unconsciously deepen their attention to dietary health. January 6 At the "2021 Food Safety and Health Hotspot Scientific Interpretation Media Communication Conference" hosted by the Chinese Society of Food Science and Technology on 2021, the 2021 Food Safety and Health Myths List was officially released. The big rumors are broken.”
Myth 1: Garlic can kill the new crown pneumonia virus
The truth: Garlic has bactericidal and bacteriostatic effects, but garlic cannot be equated with drugs.
Moreover, there is no relevant research on garlic and the new coronary pneumonia virus in the existing literature, and there is no scientific basis for claiming that it can kill the new coronary pneumonia virus.
Myth 2: "0 sucrose" means "sugar-free"
The truth: "0 sucrose" means that no sucrose is added in the food processing process, which does not mean that there is no glucose, maltose, fructose, etc. in the food.
Myth 3: Drinking milk for a long time can cause breast cancer
Fact: According to the World Cancer Research Association report on breast cancer, there is no consensus on the relationship between drinking milk and cancer.
The expert group on the revision of the "Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents" reviewed the evidence from a number of relevant studies so far, and concluded that milk intake has nothing to do with the risk of breast cancer.
Myth 4: Eating out-of-season fruit can lead to precocious puberty
The truth: Whether it is in-season fruit or out-of-season fruit, the fruit grown, preserved and sold according to the specifications can be eaten with confidence.
The causes of precocious puberty in children are complex, and there is currently no evidence that eating out-of-season fruits can lead to precocious puberty.
Myth 5: Quick-frozen meatballs are of poor quality and
There are many food additives, it is best not to eat
Fact: The quick-freezing process is a physical means of maintaining food quality at low temperature, which can preserve the flavor and nutrition of the meatballs to the greatest extent.
Quick-frozen balls are allowed to use food additives, but they must strictly abide by national standards, and must not exceed the scope or excessive use.
Products with complete cold chain and well-packaged products purchased from formal channels can be eaten with confidence.
Myth 6: Drinking milk tea regularly will lead to diabetes
The truth: There are many and complex causes of diabetes, and there is currently no evidence that drinking milk tea regularly can directly lead to diabetes.
However, for diabetics, it is necessary to scientifically control sugar and control fat intake reasonably. Milk tea with high sugar and fat content should be carefully selected.
Myth 7: Rainbow colors appear after the beef is cut,
Indicates bacterial growth
The truth: The rainbow color after beef is cut is due to the fact that when the beef is cut, its muscle fibers produce a series of small steps, and the interference of light occurs when the light is illuminated, which has nothing to do with bacteria.
Myth 8: Houttuynia cordata contains aristolochic acid,
Eating it can damage the kidneys and even cause cancer
Fact: Houttuynia cordata does not contain aristolochic acid, and there have been no reports of Houttuynia cordata causing kidney disease, and there is not enough evidence that this substance can damage the kidneys.
Myth 9: The little black spots on cabbage are bug eggs
The truth: The so-called small black spots are common diseases of Chinese cabbage - sesame spot disease, not insect eggs, and are harmless to the human body.
Myth 10: Pressed cooking oil is better than leached cooking oil
The truth: Pressing and leaching are two different oil production processes. As long as it is qualified edible oil produced by regular manufacturers according to the standard, consumers can eat it with confidence.
Text/Reporter Lei Ruotong