Do not use alcohol paste when eating hot pot, be careful of high levels of methanol

Eating hot pot in cold weather is a great enjoyment, but in addition to controlling calorie intake, many people tend to ignore the harm of alcohol cream to the human body. Alcohol ointment is likely to contain toxic methanol, which is 33 times more toxic than methanol. It can also damage the lungs and is a carcinogen identified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer.

The alcohol paste commonly used in commercial hot pot dishes is not made of ethanol, but is called industrial alcohol, refined alcohol and denatured alcohol, which causes misunderstanding. What is often used is methanol, which is toxic to the human body. Since the government has not set regulations for the production of alcohol paste, there is no standard for the added raw materials. Therefore, consumers often do not understand the dangers clearly.

Lin Jieliang, director of the clinical toxicology department at Linkou Chang Gung Medical Center, said that the vapor produced by the burning methanol when eating hot pot can damage the retina, liver and lymph. In the past, there have been fake liquor incidents. Fake liquor used methanol. Because high concentrations of methanol (industrial alcohol) were added to it, some people died or became blind, which caused social panic. In the event of methanol poisoning, the prognosis is quite good as long as the patient receives medical treatment early, which should significantly reduce the number of cases of death or blindness.

Therefore, high amounts of methanol, if not completely burned, will produce carcinogenic formaldehyde. Moreover, alcohol paste is fluid and can easily cause burns if used improperly. Therefore, it is recommended to avoid using alcohol paste as fuel when eating hot pot. It is better to use electric stove or induction cooker instead of alcohol paste when cooking hot pot, which is safer.

(http://www.facebook.com/top1health?sk=app_4949752878)