Truth: instant coffee causes cancer? Drinks contain Botox?

1. Will drinking instant coffee cause cancer?

Instant coffee contains acrylamide, which is highly carcinogenic.

A few days ago, an article entitled "you can't drink instant coffee, there are more carcinogens than smoking" spread on the Internet. The article says instant coffee is highly carcinogenic and contains higher concentrations of acrylamide, a carcinogen, than cakes, French fries, potato chips and cigarettes.

[truth] drinking coffee alone won't cause cancer, but pay attention to controlling your intake.

According to the Beijing Times, acrylamide is indeed a possible human carcinogen identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). Daily cooking and frying will produce acrylamide as long as it exceeds 120 ℃, but our intake is extremely low. Ruan Guangfeng, an expert at the Food and Nutrition Information Center, said, "some special occupational people may cause nerve damage or other health damage due to large doses, but they cannot reach the amount of cancer caused by eating or drinking."

At the same time, it should be noted that coffee companions are added to our daily instant coffee, most of which contain hydrogenated vegetable oils, and the trans fatty acids in hydrogenated vegetable oils do not have any positive effect on the human body. on the contrary, it will increase the risk of cardiovascular and other diseases.

[editor's comments]

As an editor who often drinks instant coffee, his heart will always "thump" when he sees such news. in fact, there must be a limit to what to eat and drink. It's okay to drink coffee, but just the right amount!

2. Is the drink containing Botox recalled?

[online] Weibo exposed drinks contain Botox

In Chengdu, a message that "milk drinks contain Botox" and "drinking drinks can lead to leukemia" has been widely reposted on social software such as Weibo and Wechat, with key words such as milk drinks, leukemia and recall attracting a lot of attention. Some kindergartens have issued multi-department joint "emergency notices" to parents.

[truth] Multi-sector: without notice; expert: it is difficult to have Botox in drinks; Doctor: there is no inevitable link with leukemia.

Chengdu Business Daily reporter verified the Chengdu Food and Drug Administration, the Municipal Health and Family Planning Commission, the Municipal Bureau of Education and other departments, they all said that they had never issued similar tips or notices.

Sun Qun, a professor at the Academy of Life Sciences of Sichuan University, said Botox lives in an anoxic and sealed environment and likes meat with high protein content, so it is difficult to survive in drinks.

According to Dr. Zhou Chenyan of the Hematology Department of the second West China Hospital of Sichuan University, no link between Botox and leukemia has been found in global research. An investigation by a reporter from Chengdu Business Daily found that the rumor was related to a recall of whey protein concentrate from Fonterra in New Zealand two years ago, but as early as August 2013, relevant authorities clarified that the recalled protein powder did not contain Botox.

[editor's comments]

The rumors were rampant two years ago. We should really punish those who create rumors.

3. If you eat a packet of spicy gluten, the salt intake will exceed the limit.

[online] A packet of spicy gluten has excessive salt content.

After the popularity of "treat you to spicy gluten", people began to miss the days of "making friends with spicy gluten". Although many people know that spicy gluten is a food with high oil, high salt and high addition, many people still like it. There are enthusiastic netizens to remind that spicy gluten has a high salt content, so if you eat a bag of spicy gluten, you will eat too much salt.

[truth] A packet of 60 grams of spicy gluten can contain up to 9 grams of salt

The World Health Organization proposes a daily salt intake of 5 grams per person, while the dietary guidelines for Chinese residents say "6 grams for adults and 4 grams for children," CCTV reported. At present, the salt use standard established by most spicy gluten production enterprises is no more than 15%. The salt content of 30 grams of small packages of spicy gluten can reach 4.5 grams, and the salt content of 60 grams and 120 grams of large packages of spicy gluten can be as high as 9 grams and 18 grams. Thus it can be seen that children eat a small package of spicy gluten, their salt intake has exceeded the standard, adults eat a large package of spicy gluten, salt intake has also exceeded the standard. As noodle products can not be sterilized and sterilized at high temperature, nor can they add excessive preservatives, manufacturers have no choice but to add salt to keep them fresh, so as to prolong the shelf life. With too much salt, sweeteners must be added to neutralize the seasoning, so spicy gluten becomes a highly added food.

[editor's comments]

The salt content of eating a small packet of spicy gluten exceeds the daily salt intake, and a large number of food additives are added to the production process of spicy gluten. Do you eat spicy gluten? Weigh it yourself!

4. Can shampoo containing silicone oil cause hair loss?

Shampoo contains silicone oil to clog scalp pores and cause hair loss

Recently, there is a saying circulating on the Internet that 90% of shampoos contain an ingredient called "polydimethylsiloxane", the so-called silicone oil smooth agent, after washing hair is very smooth, but silicone oil will block pores, easy to cause scalp itching, and even hair loss, hair loss and so on.

[truth] dermatologists say clogged hair follicles are not the cause of hair loss

Chen Lingling, deputy director of dermatology at Guangdong Armed Police Corps Hospital, said that when washing hair, silicone oil is sticky and malleable and has a moisturizing effect on hair, according to the Guangzhou Daily. Silicone oil in shampoo is attached to the gaps in hair scales, filling the surface of hair and making it feel soft.

There are many causes of hair loss, including endocrine seborrheic dermatitis, alopecia areata caused by stress, alopecia caused by internal diseases, postpartum alopecia, insomnia and alopecia, etc., but hair follicle blockage is not the cause of hair loss. Hair loss caused by shampoo is relatively rare. Silicone oil is a macromolecular substance that will not be absorbed by hair follicles, and there is not much silicone oil in shampoo. Under the action of cleaning surfactants and rinsing with a large amount of water, there is almost no residue, so consumers need not worry too much.

[editor's comments]

Looks like there's a brand of shampoo that says it doesn't have silicone oil?

5. Does crayfish exceed the standard of heavy metals?

[online] Crayfish can't eat too much heavy metal.

Yesterday, a "heavy weight!" The news that crayfish in three Hangzhou food markets all exceeded the standard was exploded on the Internet, and many netizens sighed that at this time of year, crayfish are entangled with or without crayfish.

[truth] the head exceeds the standard, but the body does not exceed the standard. Don't eat crayfish!

A reporter from Qianjiang Evening News found that the rumor originated from a recent experiment in which three samples of crayfish from Hangzhou farmers' market were sampled for testing for heavy metal lead, cadmium and arsenic. The test is divided into two batches, one is to examine the body parts of the crayfish, and the other is to examine the head of the crayfish. The final test results showed that in the three samples, the heavy metals in the crayfish body were lower than the national standard, but the head part of the crayfish was on the contrary, the heavy metals exceeded the standard, and some of them were very serious.

Gu Zhimin, director of Zhejiang Freshwater Fisheries Research Institute, explained that the head is the gathering place of crayfish organs, so the food, water passing through and staying position are all concentrated in the head.

[editor's comments]

Therefore, we must remember, do not eat crayfish head!

Source: legal system Network