“Fermented Foods and Low Cancer Rates: The Shiga Prefecture Example”

[Reported by Cai Jingqian]Cancer is a serious disease that both Taiwan and Japan are concerned about. With the increase in the cancer rate and the reduction of cancer mortality, “coexistence with cancer” has become an important issue. According to the statistics of the National Cancer Research Center of Japan, among the administrative regions of Japan, the female cancer mortality rate in Shiga Prefecture is 47%, which is the county with the lowest female cancer mortality rate, which is more than 20% lower than that of Aomori County, which has the highest mortality rate. Why is the cancer death rate in Shiga Prefecture so low? According to expert analysis, it is related to their less smoking, less salty food, cancer screening, and love of fermented food.

According to the analysis by Tomodai Matsuda, director of cancer countermeasures at the National Cancer Research Center, Shiga Prefecture has the second lowest cancer rate in the country, and it has the effect of suppressing the overall mortality rate. The county’s cancer rate and cancer death rate are low, which may be caused by the following reasons:

• 2nd lowest smoking rate among women in the country

• The daily salt intake rate is the lowest in the country

• The cancer screening rate in Shiga Prefecture is at the national average level, but there may be a large number of people who receive detailed examinations after abnormalities in the health examination.

In contrast, Aomori Prefecture, which has the highest female cancer mortality rate, not only has a high smoking rate, a high salt intake, but also a high obesity rate. Although the health examination rate is above the national average, the proportion of people who go to specialized medical institutions for detailed examinations is relatively low.

In addition to the above reasons, due to the special geographical environment, Shiga Prefecture is famous for various fermented foods, including crucian carp sushi (snake sushi) and various pickles. Fermented food has the effect of adjusting the intestinal environment, improving immunity and repelling cancer cells.

Fermented Foods Fight Cancer!Improve intestinal environment, increase good bacteria, enhance immunity

70% of the immune cells in the human body exist in the intestinal tract, and intestinal bad bacteria can form carcinogens and cause intestinal inflammation. According to the health education materials of Tamaplazza Gastroenterology Clinic in Japan, when bad bacteria increase and good bacteria decrease, the immune function will decrease, reducing the body’s resistance to various diseases, thereby increasing the risk of cancer. If you can ingest probiotics through fermented food, you can maintain your body’s immune function and prevent cancer.

Takeo Koizumi, honorary professor of Tokyo University of Agriculture in Japan, further explained that studies have found that probiotics such as lactic acid bacteria and koji bacteria in fermented foods can “press the command button for activating immune cells” when they pass through the intestinal tract where immune cells gather, and activate the immune system. cells while maintaining an environment in the gut that favors probiotics.

So, what fermented foods should we get all kinds of good bacteria from? Xiao Dunren, the director of the Dunren Clinic, once suggested in the program “Healthy and Good Life” to take in a variety of probiotics that are beneficial to the gastrointestinal tract from 5 types of naturally fermented foods:

• Cereals: vinegar, fermented rice, etc.

• Beans: miso, natto, etc.

• Fruits and vegetables: kimchi, sauerkraut, pickled cucumber, etc.

• Animals: cheese, yogurt, etc.

• Beverages: fermented tea, semi-fermented tea

Japan General Tohoku Hospital recommends that if people want to adjust the intestinal environment and increase the good bacteria in the intestines through fermented food, there are 3 points that should be paid attention to when eating:

1. Eat fermented food every day: Eating a large amount of fermented food probiotics at one time will not increase the probiotics. It should be eaten continuously every day to have an effect.

2. Eat a Variety of Fermented Foods: Get a Variety of Probiotics from a Variety of Fermented Foods

3. Eat with vegetables: Dietary fiber can be a source of energy for probiotics. It is recommended to eat with vegetables when eating fermented foods.

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The original text is quoted from: Shiga Prefecture has the lowest female cancer mortality rate in Japan!Professor Ri: Eating this food can activate immune cells