Most cancer patients are especially cautious in diet after diagnosis.
Today, we mainly talk about "drinking". How should tumor patients drink? Are there many taboos?
1、 Soymilk
The main nutritional components of soybean milk include protein, vitamin E, calcium, potassium, magnesium, iron, etc. as a national beverage with high nutritional value, there has been a rumor that drinking soybean milk causes cancer.
For cancer patients, the biggest puzzle is undoubtedly that "cancer patients can't drink soy milk", especially breast cancer patients. Can breast cancer patients drink soy milk?
Can drink! Soymilk gives the impression that it contains isoflavones, known as phytoestrogens. In fact, soy isoflavones do not increase the risk of the incidence and recurrence of breast cancer, but the rich protein and nutrients are very beneficial to the recovery of patients.
reminder
Raw soymilk can easily lead to food poisoning, so it is not allowed to drink!
2、 Coffee
As a coffee lover, I often receive messages forwarded by my old mother, reminding me that "drinking coffee causes cancer, don't drink any more..." this time I will correct the name of coffee!
There is evidence that coffee may reduce the risk of liver cancer and endometrial cancer, oral cancer, throat cancer, basal cell skin cancer and female malignant melanoma.
In patients with advanced or metastatic colorectal cancer, the increase of coffee consumption may improve the overall survival and progression free survival, and reduce the risk of cancer progression and death [1].
Therefore, it is good to drink coffee in moderation.
reminder
1. it is not recommended to drink a lot of coffee. It is recommended not to exceed 400mg per day. Excessive coffee may lead to palpitations, arrhythmias and aggravation of gastric ulcer.
2. don't add too much sugar when drinking coffee.
3. coffee is not recommended for those with sleep disorders or anxiety.
3、 Tea
Drinking tea is a habit of many Chinese people. So, can cancer patients drink tea?
Studies have shown that:
After the diagnosis of breast cancer, drinking tea (black tea, green tea, Pu'er tea and other teas) can reduce the risk of tumor progression [2].
Tea drinking was significantly associated with lower risk of gastrointestinal organ cancer (oral cancer, gastric cancer, colorectal cancer, biliary tract cancer and liver cancer), breast cancer and gynecological cancer (endometrial cancer and ovarian cancer), as well as leukemia, lung cancer and thyroid cancer [3].
Although there is no definite conclusion about the relationship between tea and cancer, most research data show that drinking tea has a positive effect on cancer prevention and anti-cancer, especially green tea.
reminder
1. don't drink overnight tea.
2. don't drink tea on an empty stomach.
3. don't drink too strong tea.
4. tea is not recommended for those with sleep disorders or anxiety.
5. drinking tea may affect the effect of some drugs. Please consult your doctor first.
6. the tea temperature should not be too high. It should be lower than 65 ℃.
4、 Milk
Milk can provide rich protein, calcium and other nutrients. Drinking milk in moderation is beneficial to the health of patients.
However, some studies have pointed out that milk can increase the risk of breast cancer, which may be related to estrogen in milk [4]; Some studies have questioned this conclusion.
At present, there is no conclusive evidence about the relationship between milk and cancer.
reminder
Lactose intolerant patients can drink yogurt instead.
5、 Yogurt
Research shows that eating yogurt can reduce the risk of tumor by 19% [5].
Probiotics in yogurt have potential beneficial effects on cancer prevention and treatment, including immune regulation, reducing bacterial translocation, enhancing intestinal barrier function, anti-inflammatory and anti pathogenic activities, so as to reduce the formation and metastasis of tumors.
In addition, Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. Bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus used in yogurt can effectively prevent cancer and stimulate the immune system.
Therefore, yogurt is a good choice in terms of taste and nutritional value!
reminder
1. the yogurt purchased in the supermarket has a high sugar content. Try to buy low sugar and sugar free yogurt.
2. choose less "flavor milk".
6、 Wine
Wine is a famous "cancer causing" expert, but there are always patients who will take chances:
Should it be all right to drink a little occasionally?
It doesn't matter if you drink a little beer... Is that true?
A related study on breast cancer showed that the tumor patients who drank alcohol had rapid clinical progress and short survival time; In addition, some laboratory studies have found that drinking alcohol can promote the growth and metastasis of transplanted tumors in mice [6].
Conclusion it is obvious that drinking alcohol can accelerate the growth and metastasis of tumors, so don't drink it!
7、 Coke
Cola is known as "happy water in fat house" in China and is popular all over the world. There are also many arguments about "drinking coke causes cancer", but how does Coke cause cancer? Can cancer patients really not drink cola? Let's first look at the results of two groups of studies.
First, cola contains a lot of sugar, which is really not friendly to cancer patients, and it may promote the growth and deterioration of tumors [7].
Second, the corn syrup in cola may promote the occurrence of colorectal cancer.
If you don't want cancer cells to "grow" quickly, put down your coke!
8、 Fresh juice
Coke can't be drunk, wine can't be drunk, so drink fresh juice, right?
Not at all! You may wonder: isn't it advocated to eat more fruit? Is it possible that squeezing fruit into juice will change its composition?
Indeed, compared with whole fruit, fresh juice lacks dietary fiber, but it contains a lot of fructose.
Fructose in fruit juice is "free sugar", similar to sugar added in honey or food.
Without fiber, fructose in fruit juice can be absorbed faster. The sudden rise of blood sugar is very harmful to the body.
Moreover, tumors prefer sugar nourishment. Excessive intake of sugar may accelerate the metastasis and spread of tumors.
Therefore, drinking fruit juice is not as healthy as eating fruit directly!
Write at the end
After the diagnosis of tumor, people often have doubts about the drink, for fear that the wrong drink will affect their condition.
In fact, as long as scientific choice, clear taboos, moderate drinking is no problem.
Of course, we still recommend plain water!
reference
[1]Christopher Mackintosh, et al.,(2020). Association of Coffee Intake With Survival in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Colorectal Cancer. JAMA Oncol, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol. 2020.3938.
[2]Zhang J Y , Liao Y H , Lin Y , et al. Effects of tea consumption and the interactions with lipids on breast cancer survival[J]. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 2019, 176(5).
[3]Kim TL, Jeong GH, Yang JW,et al . Tea Consumption and Risk of Cancer: An Umbrella Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies[J]. Adv Nutr. 2020 Jul 15. pii: nmaa077.
[4]Fraser, Gary E, et al. “Dairy, Soy, and Risk of Breast Cancer: Those Confounded Milks.” International Journal of Epidemiology, 2020.
[5]Zhang K, Dai H, Liang W, et al. Fermented dairy foods intake and risk of cancer[J]. Int J Cancer. 2018 Oct 29.
[6] Luyanmin Effects of alcohol on the growth and metastasis of breast cancer in mice [d] Anhui Medical University, 2012
[7]Goncalves M D, Lu C, Tutnauer J, et al. High-fructose corn syrup enhances intestinal tumor growth in mice[J]. Science, 2019, 363(6433): 1345-1349.
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