A very important point about the dangers of instant noodles is that overall, the nutrient content is too simple, mainly carbohydrates, while vitamins, minerals, proteins, etc. are very small.

Even fresh instant noodles, if used to replace staple food for a long time without adding any other food, can easily lead to nutritional deficiencies in the human body, which is extremely detrimental to health.

The normal life activities of the human body require six major elements: protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and water. As long as one of the nutrients is lacking for a long time, people will suffer from diabetes. The main component of instant noodles is carbohydrates, and the soup contains only a small amount of MSG, salt and other condiments. Even various chicken gravy, beef gravy, shrimp gravy, etc. The content of gravy in instant noodles such as gravy is very small, which is far from meeting the amount of nutrients we need every day. Therefore, you should pay attention to the following points when eating instant noodles:

First, instant noodles are only suitable for emergencies, such as when temporary dining is inconvenient or conditions restrict and you cannot eat. Eat it once a day at most, not every day.

Second, if you like instant noodles or really need to eat instant noodles for a long time due to limited conditions, you should add some non-staple foods as appropriate to supplement the nutritional deficiencies. For example, eat some sausages, beef jerky, dried meat, floss, cooked eggs (about 100 grams), braised pork, etc. You can also add some sesame oil or lard (about 25 grams) to instant noodles. Or use some raw fruits and vegetables with meals, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, sweet potatoes, water chestnuts, lotus roots, bananas, pears, oranges, etc. The quantity should be kept at about 250 to 300 grams.

Third, people suffering from gastrointestinal diseases, poor appetite, and malabsorption are best not to eat instant noodles.

In short, instant noodles are a kind of convenience food. Eating some occasionally is not harmful to the body, but eating it regularly will be harmful to health.

Instant noodles are a kind of food that many college students like. It can be used as a snack, a late-night snack, or a meal. It is convenient to eat and is very suitable for us. Many boys, in particular, do not have as many concerns about their figure as women, but they are also careless about their diet. Instant noodles are their "favorite" and they often put a few packets in their dormitory. However, boys who often eat instant noodles, you know, it is convenient when eating, but how much trouble will it bring you? Instant noodles are fried and then dried and packaged in a sealed package. Although many instant noodles now claim to not be fried, they contain cooking oil to some extent. Therefore, if left for a long time, the oil in the instant noodles will be oxidized and decomposed by air to generate toxic aldehyde peroxides. Eating instant noodles whose oil has deteriorated will bring you unexpected troubles, such as dizziness, headache, fever, vomiting, diarrhea and other poisoning phenomena. The instant noodles placed in the dormitory often exceed the shelf life without you noticing, and you will be in big trouble if you accidentally eat them. In addition, if the packaging of instant noodles is cracked, not tightly sealed, or stored for too long, there is also the possibility of being contaminated by bacteria and poisons. Therefore, the hygiene of instant noodles cannot be ignored. Generally, the purchase quantity should be determined based on the required quantity. It is not advisable to store too much at one time and the storage time should not be too long. You should choose products with good packaging, clear trademarks and clear manufacturers. If the packaging is broken, it will be easily contaminated, and it will accelerate the oxidation and deterioration of instant noodles. Even if the package is complete, you should check it before eating. In addition to paying attention to whether it has expired, you should also check the quality of the flour. If you find that the surface of the flour has changed color, has mold, or has traces of insects, it means that the flour has expired. It has spoiled and cannot be eaten anymore. If you smell a "hala" smell, a spicy taste or other peculiar odors in your mouth, it means that the oil has deteriorated and cannot be eaten. Even fresh instant noodles, if used to replace staple food for a long time without adding any other food, can easily lead to nutritional deficiencies in the human body and are extremely detrimental to health.

The normal life activities of the human body require six major elements: protein, fat, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins and water. As long as one of these nutrients is lacking for a long time, people will get sick. The main ingredient of instant noodles is carbohydrates, and the soup contains only a small amount of MSG, salt and other condiments. Even instant noodles with various names such as chicken gravy, beef gravy, shrimp sauce, etc., contain very little gravy, which is far from satisfying. The amount of nutrients we need every day.

Therefore, when eating instant noodles, you should pay attention to the following points: First, instant noodles are only suitable for emergencies, such as when it is temporarily inconvenient to eat or when you are unable to eat due to conditions. Eat it once a day at most, not every day. Second, if you like instant noodles or need to eat instant noodles for a long time due to limited conditions, you should add some non-staple foods as appropriate to supplement the nutritional deficiencies. For example, eat some sausages, beef jerky, dried meat, floss, cooked eggs (about 100 grams), braised pork, etc. You can also add some sesame oil or lard (about 25 grams) to instant noodles. Or use some raw fruits and vegetables with meals, such as cucumbers, tomatoes, radishes, sweet potatoes, water chestnuts, lotus roots, bananas, pears, oranges, etc. The quantity should be kept at about 250-300 grams. Third, people suffering from gastrointestinal diseases, poor appetite, and malabsorption are best not to eat instant noodles. In short, instant noodles are a kind of convenience food. Eating some occasionally is not harmful to the body, but eating it regularly will be harmful to your health.

●Canned instant noodles are a "food for subjugation" that destroys people's bodies and cultures

The first reason why I call canned instant noodles a "food for subjugation" is Considered from the perspective of nutritional value. Canned instant noodles have extremely low nutritional value, do not contain vitamins A and C, and contain very few other vitamins. On the contrary, its salt content is about twice the maximum daily intake of 3 grams set by the U.S. House of Lords Special Committee on Nutrition, and it contains about 1 gram of the chemical seasoning sodium glutamate. There is a serious lack of various micronutrients and fiber. If canned instant noodles are consumed for a long time, symptoms such as vitamin deficiency and mineral deficiency will definitely occur. In addition, excessive intake of salt and sodium glutamate can cause taste disorders and various nutritional disorders. disease. In addition, it can cause kidney disease and high blood pressure.

The second point, as pointed out in the book "Can't Buy", is not just canned instant noodles, any packaging box made of polystyrene will deform when exposed to heat. , so it is also called thermoplastic plastic. In order to prevent polystyrene from decomposing and deforming when exposed to heat during processing, it is necessary to add a stabilizer - anti-acidifying agent (BHT). This substance is a carcinogen and can cause liver hypertrophy and birth rate. Low blood pressure, chromosomal abnormalities and other diseases. Moreover, pregnant female rats ate food mixed with 0.1% BHT and gave birth to mice with anophthalmia, which is enough to prove that BHT has teratogenic properties. At the same time, anti-acidifying agents are also added to canned instant noodles during the frying process. These harmful substances are dissolved in the soup with the injection of boiling hot water. In addition to causing tumors, polystyrene can also affect the nervous system, liver function, blood-promoting function, and irritate and paralyze the eyes and mucous membranes. What is even more shocking is that 1,100 ppb of phthalates (plastic plastic substances) that have been identified as environmental hormones can be detected in canned instant noodles. Its content is 688 times the 1.6 ppb water pollution concentration of Japan's Tama River. One-third of the testes of male carps in the Tama River have shrunken, rope-like appearance. Of course, this is not all caused by phthalates, but canned instant noodles have reached about 700 times the level of environmental pollution that scholars are worried about. Not only that, the plastic itself is also composed of a large number of synthetic additives. These numerous synthetic additives will also dissolve with the injection of hot water. Substances such as styrene polymer compounds and dimers will appear.

These plastic additives are suspected of killing sperm and other environmental hormones. Phthalates are one of the substances identified as environmental hormones. I believe that all canned instant noodles, represented by Nissin canned instant noodles, are "the most dangerous mind-controlled goods after the war." Because these manufacturers conduct a large number of commercial advertisements and other information operations, which affects the public's consumption orientation. (Shunsuke Funase)

●Monomers, dimers, and even solvents in the container will dissolve

The Japan Children’s Fund conducted an experiment. Boiling water was poured into twelve brands of canned instant noodles. After five minutes, the test found that each brand of canned instant noodles contained varying amounts of styrene monomer ranging from 1 to 33 ppb. Substances such as styrene dimer were found to leak out of instant noodle cans where they came into contact with test solvents such as heptane (National Institute of Pharmaceuticals and Food Hygiene).

Experts pointed out that both styrene dimer and styrene monomer are adsorbed on the inner wall of the instant noodle can and will dissolve in the soup once soaked.

In fact, it is meaningless to distinguish between monomers, dimers, and trimers, because styrene itself is a poison. Moreover, bowls and cans containing styrene and other substances also contain a variety of plastic additives. The danger of these substances dissolving in the soup with hot water is very high.

"Foam styrene is often mixed with a large number of volatile components. n-propylbenzene 100ppm, cumene 226ppm, styrene 318ppm, and toluene 321ppm" ("Can't Buy"). The unit concentration of ppm is equal to 1000 times of ppb. All of the above substances are dissolved in hot water.

●Canned instant noodles containing a large number of food additives

We can find a surprising number of food additives in the packaging containers of canned instant noodles. In addition to the harmful substances on the container that can melt, various food additives in canned instant noodles are also very harmful to the human body.

In a special article in "Literary Spring and Autumn" (December 2, 1999), the raw materials of four canned instant noodles A, B, C, and D were compared.

A: Vegetable oil, protein hydrolyzate, seasonings (amino acids, etc.), thickening polysaccharides, caramel coloring, alkaline water, spices

B: Vegetable oil, seasonings ( Amino acid, etc.), caramel coloring, alkaline water, spices

C: Animal and vegetable oils, seasonings (amino acids, etc.), alkaline water

D: Vegetable oil, protein hydrolyzate, spices, Seasonings (amino acids, etc.), alkaline water, thickening polysaccharides, sweeteners, caramel pigments

Food additive research expert Masuo Qing believes that combinations of types A and D should be avoided as much as possible. Because there are too many additives in A and D, and "thickening polysaccharides" are used. Thickening polysaccharides may contain the carcinogen carrageenan, so their use in food should be avoided. And if common protein hydrolysates and sodium casein in raw materials come together, it may cause allergic symptoms. Caramel coloring may seem safe to ordinary people, but according to Masuo Qing, this substance is made through roasting or ammonia evaporation, and its inherent toxicity and instability can cause harm to the human body. Even the most common spices in food additives come in many varieties, some of which can cause allergies.

Some canned instant noodles, like Type D, use xylose as a sweet flavoring. Xylose is a natural sweetener extracted from sugar cane or corn cobs, but excessive intake can easily cause dysentery. (Masuo) (Shunsuke Funase)

●Pour away the soup when eating bowls of instant noodles

Masuo also pointed out that vegetable fats and oils are likely to contain genetically modified soybeans. The safety remains to be further verified. Alkaline water is a reagent added to noodles when making and kneading noodles in China. Excessive consumption will burn the gastric mucosa. Masuo recommends that consumers should pour out the first soup when making instant noodles and pour hot water into the soup again. This will eliminate a large amount of alkaline water, but this is equivalent to fundamentally denying the bowl. The convenience value of packaged instant noodles.

"Instant noodles are not the only thing. The amino acids contained in most processed foods sold on the market are basically sodium glutamate. Many people think that they have only taken a trace amount of substances that are harmful to the body. It’s not a big deal. However, most foods contain amino acids, and the daily intake is at least two grams, so we must always remind ourselves not to consume too much of these harmful substances.”

I also agree. Mr. Masao’s point of view is that pregnant women, infants and young children should avoid ingesting harmful substances as much as possible. Even adults who ingest more than 1 to 2 grams of liquid harmful substances at one time on an empty stomach will develop symptoms of acute poisoning. (Shunsuke Funase)

●The soup contains MSG that can disrupt taste sensitivity

We have good reasons to criticize monosodium glutamate (MSG). One of the most important reasons is that it degrades the sense of taste.

The delicious food is the result of the harmonious combination of main ingredients and seasonings. But the sodium glutamate and table salt ingredients are too high in artificial ingredients. Delicious and rich seasonings like dried sashimi are the best ingredients for cooking.

Seasonings such as sodium glutamate metal salt and sodium chloride have too strong taste and completely deviate from the food culture.

Moreover, this emphasis on flavoring, which is mainly composed of sodium glutamate and salt, will numb human taste sensitivity. Taste The ability to differentiate between food ingredients – Loss of taste means we can no longer differentiate between tasty and unpalatable foods.

I had the courage to try instant noodles a long time ago, but in the end I was put off by the strong and spicy taste and the soft noodles. But that was enough to make me fall into the strong taste and feel how unsatisfactory simple dishes made with natural ingredients are. I think this is how young people have become addicted to instant noodles. First, the sense of taste is destroyed, and then the health is destroyed. The dissolved substances that appear in the process of making noodles are the environmental hormones we just mentioned. Under the influence of these substances, sperm count will decrease, reproductive abnormalities will occur, and more seriously, nerve paralysis and behavioral abnormalities will occur caused by dissolved chemical substances. and spiritual decadence. (Shunsuke Funase)

●The erosion of traditional Japanese food culture utensils by disposable boxes and jars

Another point, which I am very worried about, is that Japan deserves to be proud of in the world The decline of food culture.

First of all, the basic point of Washoku (synonymous with traditional Japanese food) is soup cooked with kelp and katsuobushi. It is a natural material centered on dried kombu, kelp, shiitake mushrooms, and boiled dried fish. What a delicious meal. The most important thing in this delicious dish is the taste of the soup. Even those who are very picky about ramen will unanimously say that the essence of Japanese food lies in the soup.

The proliferation of canned instant noodles advertisements on TV is fundamentally destroying Japanese food culture. In those advertisements, after three minutes of pouring hot water, the styrene bowl expanded as if it were Japanese food culture. This makes people feel that Japanese food culture is too superficial.

If you encounter a snowstorm while mountaineering, you can sip instant noodles in your tent while waiting for the rescue team to arrive. I don’t know if instant noodles were the preferred food at this time, but why do these “foods for mountain climbing” and “foods for emergency times” have to be eaten at home?

I believe that no matter what kind of family, one or two bowls should be there. In TV commercials, beautiful female stars eat noodles elegantly, behind which are often clean cupboards. Inside the cupboards are placed Mashiko-yaki ceramic kitchenware, which is the essence of the world's ceramic culture. Those kitchenware are colorful and dazzling, reflecting the high level of artistic level. In such a country of beautiful food utensils, people gorge themselves on instant noodles containing a large number of food additives in containers made of Styrofoam. What a sad scene it is.