Diet taboo list

There is no universal list of dietary taboos that is suitable for everyone. All the so-called "can't eats" are essentially restrictions under "specific groups + specific dosages + specific scenarios". More than 90% of the one-size-fits-all content circulated on the Internet such as "food compatibility table" and "10 carcinogenic foods that the whole family should not touch" are misleading.

The most common misunderstanding is to amplify "discomfort under certain conditions" into a national taboo, such as "Spinach cannot be eaten with tofu" and "Crabs cannot be eaten with persimmons" that have been passed down for decades. My mother believed this two years ago and did not dare to put spinach leaves in the tofu stew. Later, she went to the nutrition department for a physical examination. The doctor specifically said that as long as blanch the spinach for 1 minute, more than 60% of the oxalic acid can be removed. It will not form calcium oxalate with the calcium in the tofu, which is difficult to absorb. Eating it together can supplement dietary fiber and calcium at the same time, which is much more cost-effective than eating it alone. As for diarrhea after eating crabs and persimmons, either the crabs are undercooked and have bacteria, or the spleen and stomach are weak and cannot bear the cold crab + iced persimmons, or the tannic acid intake is excessive from eating three or four large persimmons at one time. Normal people will basically not have any problems if they eat one hairy crab and half a peeled soft persimmon at a time - I ate this last fall, and I didn't feel any discomfort in my stomach at all. Of course, the premise is that my gastrointestinal tolerance is good and I am not greedy.

Of course, this does not mean that all dietary taboos are IQ taxes. If you really want to dig into the word "taboo", there are a few that are best not to touch regardless of your physical constitution, but they are restrictions in special situations and are not something you should pay attention to when eating in daily life. For example, people who have taken drugs such as cephalosporins and metronidazole must not touch anything containing alcohol within a week. They should even avoid liqueur chocolate, braised pork with rice wine, and even Huoxiang Zhengqi water. This can really cause a disulfiram reaction, which can lead to severe sudden death. There is no room for negotiation.

The rest of the taboos are basically "seeing others' orders". Ordinary people don’t feel good eating seafood and drinking cold beer. Patients in the acute stage of gout eat this way and are in so much pain that they can’t get out of bed that night. The essence is that they have poor purine metabolism, not that seafood beer itself is “toxic”” ； Some people have diarrhea after taking a sip of pure milk. It's not that milk is a "hair-causing agent", it's just lactose intolerance. If you switch to Shuhua milk or room-temperature yogurt, it's basically fine. I met an aunt before when I was doing dietary surveys for the community. After she got diabetes, she didn’t even dare to touch rice. She only ate boiled vegetables. As a result, after half a year, her blood sugar was not stable, and she was also anemic due to protein deficiency. In fact, there is nothing that diabetes cannot eat at all? It’s just about controlling the amount. Eating less than half a bowl of mixed rice at one meal, paired with half a pound of vegetables and one tael of lean meat, can stabilize blood sugar more than being hungry every day. Those who say “diabetics must not eat fruits” exaggerate “control the intake” into “not to be touched at all”.

There are also many opinions that are still controversial, so there is no need to argue whether they are right or wrong. For example, "Eating ginger at night is equivalent to eating arsenic." The view of traditional Chinese medicine is that ginger is warm in nature and yang energy should be converged at night. Eating ginger can easily disturb yang energy and affect sleep. People who are naturally prone to dry mouth and insomnia after eating ginger. ； However, modern nutrition believes that the content of irritating substances in ginger is very low. If you eat two or three pieces of shredded ginger and stir-fry meat at night, it will not reach the dose that affects the body. As long as you don’t feel uncomfortable after eating it, you will be fine. There is also whether you can eat ice after childbirth. It’s okay for Westerners to drink iced Coke directly after giving birth. Many Chinese mothers get upset after touching a mouthful of cold yogurt. The essence is that the gastrointestinal tolerance developed by decades of eating habits is different. Eat what you feel comfortable with, and don’t touch it if you feel uncomfortable. Don’t follow the trend.

After all, if you really want to make a list of dietary taboos that belongs only to you, it is actually very simple: first memorize a few hard rules related to taking medicine, and then list the things that you are allergic to, bloating, and have stomachaches. The rest of the things that are said on the Internet "must not be eaten", unless you really feel uncomfortable after trying them, you really don't need to take them too seriously. After all, the most important thing about eating is to be happy. As long as you don’t overdo it, the happiness brought by eating two bites of "taboo food" occasionally is worth much more than the insignificant health effects, right?