Common misconceptions about eating pork for health benefits.

Many people believe that eating pig's brain is good for the brain, pork trotters increase milk production, and pig's liver is good for the liver. Is this true or false?

Pork liver

According to General Practitioner Vu Quoc Trung, the liver is the organ responsible for metabolizing and eliminating toxins in pigs' bodies, so it also accumulates many waste products and pathogens harmful to health. The liver also contains many parasites such as tapeworms and disease-causing viruses.

Many people believe that liver is highly nutritious and therefore especially recommended for young children, the elderly, the sick, and pregnant women. However, these are precisely the groups who should avoid eating liver the most.

Large intestine, small intestine

According to Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Trung, these two parts, as well as other pig organs, contain a lot of protein and cholesterol. This is not beneficial for people with cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood cholesterol, or metabolic disorders. Eating too much offal is also a cause of other dangerous diseases such as gout, acute pancreatitis, fatty liver disease, and obesity.

In particular, these parts are considered the dirtiest parts of a pig, containing not only bacteria and viruses but also a large number of parasites. Eating them undercooked is very dangerous.

Eating pig's brain to improve brain function, pork trotters to increase milk production, and pig's liver to benefit the liver... these are some of the beliefs held by many people.

Season

According to this traditional medicine practitioner, pig's blood is harmless if cooked, but many people enjoy eating raw pig blood soup. This is the cause of numerous cases of poisoning, meningeal parasitic infections, cerebral hemorrhage and edema due to Streptococcus suis infection, etc., especially in the context of outbreaks of diseases such as avian influenza A/H5N1 and H1N1.

In traditional Chinese medicine, blood pudding has no medicinal properties or cooling effects as many people mistakenly believe. Experts advise that you should stop eating blood pudding immediately.

Pig brain

Regarding pig brains, this expert also stated that among all types of animal brains, pig brains are the most widely consumed and also pose the greatest risks.

According to statistics, every 100g of pig brain contains up to 2500mg of cholesterol, which is eight times the daily cholesterol requirement for an average person. Therefore, this food does not help develop intelligence as many people mistakenly believe, but instead causes obesity, especially in young children, and those with lipid disorders, cardiovascular problems, etc.

Furthermore, the protein content in pig brain is only 9g/100g, much lower than other parts like lean meat.

Pork leg

Traditional medicine practitioner Vu Quoc Trung also stated that pork trotters mainly contain protein, fat, and collagen. In addition, this food also contains calcium, iron, and vitamins A, B, and C. However, the amount of fat in pork trotters is not good for the body when consumed in excessive amounts.

He also stated that he does not encourage women to frequently eat dishes made from pork trotters because after childbirth, the mother's digestive system is very weak, making it difficult to absorb nutrients. At this time, eating habits need to be more careful.

Meanwhile, pork trotters, being high in fat, make digestion more difficult. This dish can also cause mothers to gain weight quickly, even becoming obese.

According to Alobacsi.vn