Eating a few favorite foods every day can unknowingly increase your risk of cancer

The Dhaka Times Desk Our long-standing habits make it difficult to avoid the pull of delicious street food. There is no question if you have children with you. The tendency to eat chips, chocolate or processed food also increases. But eating these foods unknowingly we are not increasing the risk of deadly diseases like cancer?

No matter how hard you diet, it's hard to keep the gnawing rats at bay when you see colorful packets hanging in the store or smell good food. Maybe those foods have no nutritional value at all. There is more risk of harm than benefit. Nevertheless, it is almost difficult to avoid the pull of the delicious street food. If you are small, there is no need to talk. The tendency to eat chips, chocolate or processed foods also increases. But doctors and nutritionists alike say that there are certain foods that people generally like a lot, and that it's not unusual to eat them regularly and increase their risk of developing cancer.

Processed meats

There is no risk of getting cancer if you eat fresh cut meat from the store. However, while making bacon, sausage, salami from this meat, one has to go through various processes and add various chemicals. Which increases the risk of colon cancer.

Packaged foods

Some common foods like biscuits, chips, cookies contain trans fats, carbohydrates and artificial chemicals. These trans fats are also linked to heart and cancer. Eating such food can also increase obesity. It is one of the many causes of cancer.

Sugary drinks

What extra sugary drinks do you like to drink? Such drinks can exacerbate the problem of obesity. Long-term obesity can also increase the risk of developing cancer.

canned food

Bisphenol A (BPA) has long been used to preserve baked beans, corn, olives, and mushrooms. Hormonal changes also occur when this chemical becomes excessive in the body. It increases the risk of breast and prostate cancer.

Microwave popcorn

Store-bought packaged corn seeds are soaked in a special solution. Many people heat them in the microwave at a certain temperature to make chai from it. Research has shown that the solution also contains an ingredient called perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA). It can also increase the risk of kidney, testicle, pancreatic cancer. Source: Anandabazar Patrika Online.

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How to prevent dengue

Dengue is a mosquito-borne viral fever. This fever is different from other viral or bacterial fevers. However, this fever is not contagious in any way. This viral fever can occur alone or in combination with other viruses (chikungunya, yellow fever, Burma forest, flu, respiratory syncytial) and bacteria (pneumococcus).

Dengue fever is divided into two categories depending on the severity of symptoms and fever.

1. Common dengue fever

2. Dengue fever with bleeding.

In the case of common dengue fever, the following symptoms are mainly seen-

1. Sudden high fever lasting 2 to 7 days.

2. Severe headache.

3. Pain behind the eyes.

4. Along with the fever, red rash appears all over the body.

5. Severe pain in whole body as well as back pain.

6. Nausea or vomiting.

7. A rash or red bumps on the skin.

In case of dengue fever with bleeding:

1. Bleeding from nose, mouth or vomiting with high fever within 2 to 48 hours.

2. Fluid accumulation in chest or abdomen along with fever.

If any of these symptoms appear, seek medical attention immediately.

On the other hand

Wait at home for the first 3 days of fever. On the other hand, sponge the whole body with water every now and then. This will reduce the level of fever. Drink enough water and rest. After that, if the fever does not decrease or if it continues to increase after some time, consult a doctor immediately.

Things to do to prevent Dengue:

1. Try to keep the surroundings of the house as clean as possible.

2. If there are flower tubs or broken plastic bottles, can shells, tires or polythene inside the house, clean them quickly and drain the accumulated water from the flower tubs.

3. Spray or fog at least 3 times a week to kill mosquitoes.

4. You can keep mosquito repellent cream with you while going out.

5. After evening, younger and older members of the household should use mosquito nets.

6. Clean up any accumulated rain water, as this is the time when Aedes mosquitoes lay their eggs.

7. On the other hand, you can use mats along with mosquito nets to avoid mosquito infestation.

8. Since Aedes mosquitoes bite during the day, it is important to avoid sleeping with mosquito nets while sleeping during the day. Source: https://dmpnews.org