Food has the greatest influence on maintaining health. Exercise is next. The number of harmful substances that have a negative impact on health, such as fine dust, is increasing. We live in an era where meat is grilled rather than boiled. Add onions and mushrooms to your meal. It helps lower blood sugar, suppresses inflammation, and improves blood vessel health. Let’s learn more about the health effects of onions and mushrooms.
Risk of respiratory disease… What is this substance that causes chronic inflammation?
The international academic journal “Journal of Hazardous Materials” published a paper stating that when fine dust enters the human body through the respiratory tract, it disrupts the fat metabolism process in immune cells, causing chronic inflammation. This is the result of real-time analysis of various changes that fine dust causes in cells through animal experiments (rats). It is noteworthy that when fine dust spreads within the body, it goes beyond simple respiratory diseases and causes metabolic diseases and chronic inflammation.
Meat is delicious when grilled… It decreases significantly when boiled and eaten.
Fine dust can also be generated during the cooking process of food. Smoke, oil, dust, etc. during cooking affect people. Fine dust and oil particles spread into the air during cooking processes such as frying, stir-frying, and direct grilling. It is better to boil meat before eating it, but we are now living in an era where meat is eaten grilled for its taste. The increase in the number of lung cancer patients to 32,313 in 2022 is partly due to the influence of fine dust and cooking smoke as well as smoking. This is partly related to the fact that colon cancer, which was rare in the past, is competing for the first and second place among all cancers in Korea (33,158 cases in 2022).
The reason why onions are always served when eating meat… Reduces inflammation and helps manage blood sugar
Onions help maintain blood vessel health by reducing triglycerides and cholesterol, especially when eating fatty meat. If a person who enjoys meat does not have vascular disease, onion consumption can be seen to have had some effect. The international academic journal “Frontiers in Plant Science” published a paper stating that the isoalicin component of onions contributes to suppressing inflammation through antioxidant activity. Chromium helps to slowly raise blood sugar by contributing to the distribution of glucose digested and broken down by carbohydrates (rice, noodles, bread, etc.).
I ate mushrooms regularly… Contributes to blood sugar control and inflammation suppression
Mushrooms also help suppress inflammation. Shiitake mushrooms are rich in ergosterol, which helps reduce inflammation and lower blood cholesterol levels. It is good for preventing arteriosclerosis, which causes narrowing of blood vessels. Enoki mushrooms are high in beta-glucan, which helps prevent diabetes by reducing inflammation and controlling blood sugar levels. It prevents body fat from accumulating in the body and helps prevent and manage hyperlipidemia (dyslipidemia).
