In the summer night, barbecue, crayfish, beer, etc. became the protagonists of the restaurant. According to the data released by Meituan recently, from June 6th to 7th, the first weekend of the Beijing consumer season ushered in a "good start", and the number of online orders for Beijing restaurant outlets increased by nearly 100,000 compared with the previous weekend. Not only is Beijing, more and more people from all over the country go out of their homes and consume in restaurants, and even June is called the "restoration period" on the Internet.
In fact, the "retaliatory" consumption that the catering industry hopes for has been revealed a month ago. "Shanghai residents eat 240,000 crayfish, Beijing residents eat 330,000 skewers, and there is a significant increase in snacks such as bread, desserts, hot pots, milk tea and so on." This huge number of data is the first three of the "May Day" holiday Midnight snack "record". The "May Day Economic Data" (hereinafter referred to as "Data") jointly released by WeChat and Meituan shows that from May 1st to 3rd from 9pm to 2nd day, the amount of supper payment in many places across the country increased significantly from the previous month.
However, Cao Xiaocang, director of the Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, reminded us that without overeating, this "revenge supper" is ultimately our body.
Overeating and careful body strike
"Data" shows that in the midnight snack, skewers successfully surpassed crayfish and became a favorite of citizens. Citizens in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Changsha, Shenyang, Chongqing and other places like to order a kebab at night. Bread, desserts, crayfish, fried chicken, hot pot, milk tea, etc. are also on the list.
"Almost all the popular midnight snacks on this list are high-fat, high-sugar, high-calorie foods." Cao Xiaocang said that our body has adapted to the regular meals during the time at home, and three meals a day are regularly rationed. Sudden intake of a large amount of high-fat, high-calorie processed foods is like letting various organs of the body suddenly "work overtime". The sharp increase in "workload" is likely to cause the body organs to "strike."
"The most direct damage to a high-fat, high-calorie diet is the digestive system." Cao Xiaocang said that raw, greasy, and irritating foods will cause a burden on the stomach and intestines, causing problems such as accumulated food and indigestion, which in turn hurt the gastrointestinal tract and are likely to induce acute gastrointestinal tract. Inflammation, stomach ulcers and other diseases; excessive consumption of meat oil and animal fat will also increase the burden of the biliary tract and may induce acute cholecystitis; overeating and high-fat diet will also cause the pancreas to secrete a large amount of pancreatic juice, causing increased pancreatic duct pressure. At the same time, heavy drinking may induce acute pancreatitis.
"In addition, like crayfish, if you eat unqualified products, it will also cause'extra' disease." Cao Xiaocang said that some people who eat crayfish that have been specially treated with shrimp powder may suddenly "striated muscle dissolution disease". The most serious cause of this disease is probably acute kidney failure. In addition, there are some parasites on the crayfish. If the cooking is not thorough, it is likely to cause parasitic infections and damage health.
"From the perspective of nutritional dietary balance, barbecue, fried chicken, hot pot are mainly meat, and the intake of vegetables and staple food is very small." Tan Guijun, director of the Nutrition Department of Tianjin First Central Hospital, introduced that human energy is mainly The source is carbohydrates, which should account for 55% to 65% of each meal. The main ingredients of barbecue foods are protein and fat, which are rich in saturated fatty acids. It is easy to increase blood lipids if a large number of them are consumed. Long-term high blood lipids will cause a series of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. If you drink milk tea, cola, or other beverages, you will consume a lot of refined sugar. For example, the content of refined sugar in a small bottle of Coke is as high as 55 grams. Refined sugar is easily absorbed by the body quickly, and excess heat will become fat when stored. Over time, it will cause diabetes, hyperuricemia or gout.
To give "weight-bearing" organs a "breath" opportunity
"The original unhealthy diet, coupled with eating at night, will damage your health and make the "weight-bearing" body organs even worse." Cao Xiaocang said, it is not recommended to eat within 4 hours before going to bed. Ordinary fruits and vegetables, from the entrance to the intestine, the entire digestion process takes about two hours to complete. For meat, it takes more than 4 hours to complete. This is why we sometimes eat mutton for lunch and don’t feel hungry at dinner.
Cao Xiaocang said that if you often eat overnight before going to bed, food staying in the stomach for a long time will secrete a large amount of gastric juice, causing long-term irritation to the gastric mucosa. Over time, it leads to mucosal erosion, ulcers, and weakened resistance. If the food contains carcinogens, such as fried, grilled, fried and other foods, staying in the stomach for a long time, it is more likely to cause adverse effects on the gastric mucosa, which may lead to gastric cancer.
"As the saying goes, "Ma Wuye grass is not fat", eating night snacks can easily lead to obesity." Tan Guijun explained that because the body's synthetic hormone secretion is more active at night, even if the overall calories do not increase or increase, the calories ingested at night are also very high It is easily used to synthesize fat and make the body fat.
"Eating supper also affects sleep." Cao Xiaocang said that night was originally a time for internal organs to recuperate or recover from fatigue. Eating especially excessive food or eating some indigestible foods, such as fried foods and grilled foods, will undoubtedly increase Digestive tract burden. The functions of the digestive tract organs are not isolated. Overfilling at night can swell the stomach and cause pressure on the surrounding organs. The stressful working conditions of the stomach, intestines, liver, gall bladder, and pancreas after the meal will send information to the brain, causing The brain is active and spreads to other parts of the cerebral cortex, inducing insomnia.
"As the weather gets warmer, people's nightlife becomes more and more active. It is no problem to eat supper occasionally." Cao Xiaocang suggested that if supper needs to be eaten for special reasons such as work, then try to choose light, low-salt foods and eat a small amount; if If you want to eat high-fat and high-calorie supper, then don’t be too frequent and concentrated, and arrange the meal time and sleep time between 4 hours or more.
Supper is not a substitute for three meals a day
Academician Zhong Nanshan once said: "The best doctors in mankind are immunity, and a strong immune system is the basis for fighting viruses."
External environmental factors such as diet, sleep, exercise, and stress all affect immunity.
"Among them, a reasonable diet is the basis for improving immunity. Because the various nutrients contained in the food can help stimulate the immune system and enhance the immune capacity." Tan Guijun introduced that reasonable diet emphasizes "balanced diet" and "rational nutrition" , Can follow the six basic principles of the Chinese Dietary Guidelines issued by the Chinese Nutrition Society in 2016, namely: diverse foods, mainly cereals; eating dynamic balance, healthy weight; eating more fruits and vegetables, milk, soybeans; eating fish in moderation , Poultry, eggs, lean meat; less salt and less oil, sugar control and alcohol restriction; eliminate waste and promote "new food is still".
Tan Guijun explained: "To achieve a balanced diet, we must first ensure that there are enough types in our daily diet. We must eat more than 12 kinds of foods every day, and at least 25 kinds of foods every week. We should pay attention to the nutritional distribution of three meals. , Thick and thin, dry and thin, regular and quantitative."
"The daily intake of high-quality protein, vegetables, fruits and water is indispensable for the body's immunity." Tan Guijun introduced that high-quality protein helps the body maintain normal immunity and repair of tissue cells. The average daily average of healthy adults Need to eat 50 grams of meat, 1 egg, 50 grams of fish, 25 grams of soybeans, 300 grams of milk; fresh vegetables and fruits are rich in vitamins, minerals and phytochemicals. Adults should ingest at least 300-500 grams of vegetables and 200-350 grams of fruits per day; water participates in our body’s metabolism, promotes the discharge of toxic and harmful substances, and plays an important role in the human body. Adults should drink no less than 1500 —1700 ml.
"In addition to paying attention to intake, it is generally recommended to cook with less oil such as steaming, boiling, and stewing, which can not only improve digestion and absorption rate, but also kill the microorganisms it may contain. Generally, raw meat and fish are not recommended Food, while fried, roasted, fried, etc., although delicious, is easy to produce harmful chemicals in the cooking process, and it is not suitable for frequent consumption." Tan Guijun said.
"It is particularly important to note that many people may not eat supper or breakfast the next day in order to eat supper, and feel that the total amount of food they eat every day can be balanced. This approach is also incorrect. The diet of the day should be balanced, and the meal of each meal should also be balanced." Tan Guijun reminded that the three meals a day must be rationed regularly. It is best to eat at 7 a.m., 12 p.m., and 18 p.m., and the proportion of the three meals is 30%. —35%, 40%, 25%-30%.
Author: Chen Xi