How to eat raw vegetables cleanly?
I often soak raw vegetables in salt water before eating. Does this eliminate pathogens?
"My family often eats raw vegetables, and every time I use them, I usually soak them in diluted salt water. But recently, I've heard a lot about liver fluke disease on the radio and in newspapers. So, I wonder if soaking them in salt water like above can eliminate the pathogens?"
Raw vegetablesRaw vegetables are rich in vitamins C, A, E, minerals and some trace elements. The vitamins in raw vegetables are preserved intact without being lost compared to when cooked. However, if raw vegetables are not hygienic (fertilized with fresh manure, manure or uncomposted manure, or improper use of pesticides), they are a food to take with you.pathogen, including liver fluke disease as you know.
According to the recommendation of the Ministry of Health, the disease is currentlyliver flukeLarge liver flukes in humans have appeared in 45 provinces and cities nationwide with over 2,000 infected people. The cause is that people have the habit of eating salad, shrimp, crab, fish, raw vegetables containing liver fluke larvae. Large liver flukes parasitize in the liver, destroying the liver, sucking nutrients, leading to abscesses, liver fibrosis, liver cancer over time...
In addition to liver fluke infection, eating unclean raw vegetables can also cause other parasitic infections or acute and chronic pesticide poisoning.
To ensure the safety of raw vegetables, you need to pick them clean and wash them many times with clean water. Washing each leaf directly under running water is the most effective way to eliminate worm eggs, disease-causing bacteria and pesticide residues on the leaves. Soaking raw vegetables in diluted potassium permanganate solution or diluted salt water will not kill worm eggs.
If your area has many people with liver flukes, you should not eat salads or raw hydroponic vegetables. If you have symptoms such as digestive disorders, itching, rash, jaundice, fever, right hypochondriac pain, you should see a doctor (ultrasound, blood test, stool test).
According to Health & Life - NT
