Tet dishes should be limited to avoid affecting health

Pickled cabbage, pickled onions, pickles

Dr. Huynh Tan Vu, Traditional Medicine Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Ho Chi Minh City, shared that pickled cabbage, pickled onions, and pickled vegetables are popular dishes during Tet to prevent boredom, balancing dishes such as banh chung and pork. Pickled vegetables also contain probiotics, beneficial bacteria, stimulate digestion, support intestinal activity and strengthen the immune system. However, if you eat newly pickled vegetables, pickles contaminated with toxins or consume too much (salt and acid content in pickles is very high), it can be harmful to your health and pose a risk of poisoning.

"People with stomach problems, kidney problems, high blood pressure, and pregnant women should not eat too much. In addition, pickles often have a strong sour taste, if used too much can cause bad breath and body odor," Dr. Vu shared.

Những món ăn ngày tết nên hạn chế dùng để tránh ảnh hưởng sức khỏe- Ảnh 1. — Pickles contain probiotics and beneficial bacteria, but they need to be pickled properly and eaten in moderation.

Processed foods

Processed foods such as sausages, Chinese sausages, pork rolls, bacon, etc. often appear in many families' meals during Tet. They often contain a lot of nitrate and nitrite salts, many preservatives and unhealthy additives, affecting health and the digestive system. Although these substances are allowed to be used in food, if consumed in large amounts, accumulating a large amount can increase the risk of dangerous diseases such as colon cancer, immunodeficiency, and the fat in these foods also causes overweight, increasing the risk of cardiovascular disease.

Beer, wine, soft drinks

Drinking beer, wine, and soft drinks to celebrate Tet is a long-standing part of Vietnamese culture. However, we should limit our use and not abuse it if we want to protect our health and avoid poisoning.

According to the American Medical Association, consuming too many stimulants can have negative effects on organs in the body, especially the liver, and cause mental disorders, paranoia, and can lead to loss of control while driving, even life-threatening alcohol poisoning. Alcohol, beer, and soft drinks also contain a lot of calories, reducing the body's ability to inhibit, making us eat more, and easily gaining weight. Therefore, they are also not beneficial for people with heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes.

Notes on preserving, processing and storing food for Tet holiday

Doctor Vu noted that the habit of reheating food many times can easily cause the chemical composition of the food to change, becoming a dangerous poison for the body. Leftover food should only be reheated once, because the more times the process of cooling and reheating food is repeated, the more nutrients will disappear, increasing the risk of food poisoning. When reheated food, bacteria will be destroyed, but the toxins produced by bacteria will remain, causing poisoning to the user.

In addition, storing too much food improperly and not preserving it well makes food very susceptible to spoilage, mold, and poisoning for users. Storing too much food in the refrigerator also affects the operation of the refrigerator, making food easily spoiled, moldy, creating conditions for bacteria to grow, and when we eat it, we are susceptible to stomachache, diarrhea, and poisoning.

Therefore, to make this Tet more meaningful both physically and mentally, each of us needs to have a proper diet and method, change the bad habits mentioned above and perform regular physical activities, aiming for a healthy and scientific lifestyle.

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