I believe you have seen it through the omnipotent circle of friends. Eating garlic can prevent gastric cancer. So is this true? Is there any scientific basis for this? Shandong is the hometown of onions and garlic in my country, and many people like to eat garlic, but why is Linqu in Shandong one of the four most prone areas for gastric cancer in my country? These questions must have confused you. Don’t worry, I will give you the answers one by one below.

You should know that Shandong people love to eat garlic, but why is Linqu an area with a high incidence of cancer?

In order to clarify this reason, Professor Ma Junling, an expert on gastric cancer prevention and treatment at Peking University, conducted an on-site visit and discovered a unique feature of the local area: in rural areas, almost every home has a There is a large vat with pickles in it, and the water is never changed. If it runs out, it will be added again. Moreover, the local people’s daily diet is also "heavy-flavored" and they often eat coarse salt.

However, Cangshan, which is only a few hundred kilometers away from Linqu, has a much lower cancer incidence rate. Experts found there that although every household in the local rural areas also has a pickle vat, which is also heavy in taste, it is different from Linqu. What’s more: Cangshan people like to eat garlic! The survey found that on average, each person in Cangshan eats about six kilograms of garlic a year, and the smell of garlic even fills the air.

Through this survey, you can find two questions: one is that pickled food is one of the causative factors of gastric cancer, and the other is that eating garlic can indeed reduce the occurrence of gastric cancer. Although Linqu belongs to Shandong Province, people there do not like to eat garlic.

In addition, the causes of gastric cancer include: long-term mental depression, frequent consumption of smoked foods, bad eating habits: long-term failure to eat on time, frequent fast food, eating hot food, bad eating habits Lifestyle habits: Smoking and drinking, often staying up late, etc.

Prevention is better than cure. How to prevent gastric cancer?

Although garlic can prevent cancer, eating garlic alone is not enough. In Japan, citizens over 40 years old will consciously carry out early screening for gastric cancer and undergo gastroscopy every year. However, in our country, most people think it is unnecessary, and some people even refuse gastroscopy.

In addition to early screening, to prevent gastric cancer, the following preventive measures must be taken:

Stay in a happy spirit: Don’t be petty or overthinking when things happen, and do things magnanimously. , bearish on fame and fortune.

Pay attention to dietary hygiene: eat less salt, less smoked and barbecued foods, and more fresh fruits and vegetables.

Develop healthy living habits: ensure sleep, stay up late, quit smoking and drinking.

If you find stomach discomfort, seek medical examination as soon as possible.

In addition, the author I am a patient with chronic gastritis who has had several gastroscopy examinations. Although it was a little painful, it was far less terrible than I imagined. Therefore, Lincoln’s famous saying is still very reasonable: Many difficulties only exist in the imagination. of.

In short, there is scientific basis for eating more garlic to prevent cancer. If you are nearly middle-aged or have a weak constitution, eat more garlic. It can not only increase your appetite but also prevent diseases. Why not!