Can drinking porridge really nourish the stomach?

If you have poor appetite, drink some porridge; if you have a bad stomach, drink some porridge; if you feel “getting hot”, drink some porridge… People seem to have an extraordinary obsession with drinking porridge, and always think that most physical problems can be solve by drinking porridge.

Indeed, drinking porridge has many benefits, but if you don’t drink porridge correctly, it will not only fail to have a health-preserving effect, but may even damage your stomach and cause cancer.

I once heard a story about a mother and daughter who grew peanuts at home, so they would add peanuts to their porridge every morning. They thought it was good for their health, but over time they developed symptoms such as diarrhea and abdominal pain. After nearly a year of delay, they went for a check-up, and both mother and daughter were diagnose with liver cancer .

This seems incredible, but it is actually the so-called ” couple cancer “, which refers to a certain type of cancer that occurs in a family cluster. The reason why it occurs simultaneously in a family is precisely because of a lot of things related to the family’s lifestyle and diet.

For example, the liver cancer of this mother and daughter was most likely related to the peanut porridge they drank every day. Afterwards, it was learn that many of the peanuts they used to cook the porridge had been store at home for a long time and had even become moldy, which led to the tragedy over time.

Drinking porridge may not be as good as you think

The elders always say that drinking porridge is good, but in fact, drinking porridge is not that good, because the nutritional composition of white porridge is very simple.

Nearly 90% of white porridge is water, and the rest is mainly gelatinize starch , which is carbohydrates, so porridge is easy to digest. At the same time, the nutritional composition of white porridge is single, and the content of other nutrients needed by the human body, such as protein, dietary fiber and vitamins, is very low.

Therefore, if you drink porridge for a long time, it will lead to an obvious problem, which is unbalance nutrition. Not only that, a large amount of carbohydrate intake may also lead to excessive energy intake. In addition, the nutrient composition of porridge is single, and it is easily absorb and utilize after entering the body, which leads to a rapid rise in blood sugar , which is also very unfavorable for controlling blood sugar.

It is a typical misunderstanding that drinking porridge can nourish the stomach. For some people, drinking porridge is indeed a good thing, such as patients who are weak after surgery or have damaged gastrointestinal function. However, it is not necessarily a good thing for normal people to try to nourish the stomach by drinking porridge for a long time.

Because the stomach itself is an organ that needs to be “exercise” frequently, if porridge is use as the staple food for a long time, the digestive ability of the stomach will become worse and worse. Especially for people with stomach problems, if they drink porridge for a long time, it may even aggravate their stomach problems.

For patients with peptic ulcer and reflux esophagitis who have excessive gastric acid secretion, drinking porridge will promote gastric acid secretion and will also aggravate the condition.

Finally, for people who need to control blood sugar, drinking porridge is also not a good thing. When rice is make into rice, the glycemic index is 83.2, and when it is boil into porridge, the glycemic index soars directly to 102. Therefore, people who need to control blood sugar should also drink less porridge.

Try not to drink these 4 kinds of porridge, as they may damage your stomach and cause cancer

①Porridge that is too hot

Chinese people have always been particular about eating food while it is hot, especially when drinking porridge, they like to drink it while it is hot. If you eat porridge that is too hot for a long time, you are likely to be target by cancer.

Because the epithelium of the esophageal mucosa is delicate and can be easily burn, long-term consumption of hot food, especially above 65°C, will repeatedly burn the esophageal mucosa, which may lead to esophageal cancer. A study by the World Health Organization shows that long-term consumption of hot porridge increases the risk of esophageal and gastric cancer.

② Cook porridge with black-spotted sweet potatoes

Sweet potatoes are also a common ingredient in porridge, but sweet potatoes will develop some spots after being store for a long time. These spots are generally black or brown. In fact, this is the result of sweet potatoes being contaminate by black spot bacteria .

Black spot fungi can cause sweet potatoes to become hard, bitter and highly toxic , and this toxin is difficult to destroy even at high temperatures. The consequences of using such sweet potatoes to cook porridge for a long time can be imagine.

③Cook porridge with yellow peanuts

Like sweet potatoes, peanuts are also a common ingredient in porridge. At this time, you must pay attention to whether the peanuts are yellow, because yellow peanuts may produce some toxins , the most common and most toxic of which is aflatoxin .

As a type of carcinogen, aflatoxin is commonly found in moldy nuts. In addition, do not eat green or black peanuts, as they also pose a risk of mold.

④Pickled vegetables with white porridge

Pickles and white porridge are a common combination, but it is not known that pickles and white porridge are very bad for the stomach, and most of the reasons are due to the pickles. Because pickles are generally made by pickling, a higher concentration of salt water or seasoning is often used in pickling.

This means that when we eat pickles, we are also consuming a lot of salt. Excessive salt intake may irritate the gastric mucosa and increase gastric acid secretion , leading to stomach discomfort, burning sensation, stomach pain, and indigestion.

There are also some rules for drinking porridge. Pay attention to these 3 points and drink porridge with confidence

①Raw materials should be as abundant as possible

When cooking porridge, you can replace the rice porridge made from refined white rice with brown rice porridge, purple rice porridge, or add various grains, which can greatly improve the nutritional value of the porridge.

Of course, mixed vegetable porridge, seafood porridge and minced meat porridge are all good choices. For example, mixed vegetable porridge can supplement vitamins and dietary fiber, seafood porridge has a low fat content and can also supplement high-quality protein, and minced meat porridge can provide carbohydrates and high-quality protein.

② Don’t cook the porridge for too long

Some people like to cook porridge slowly, but in fact, the longer the porridge is cooked, the more serious the starch gelatinization will be. When cooking porridge, try not to cook it for too long and make it not too sticky.

③The order of eating is very important

If you eat porridge, try to add some vegetables and meat, which helps to balance nutrition. At the same time, the order of eating is also very important, because white porridge has a high glycemic index. Slightly changing the order of eating can effectively alleviate this problem. For example, eating vegetables and meat and eggs first, and then drinking porridge , can keep blood sugar as stable as possible.