Something is missing when there is no soup during a meal. Koreans live their whole lives with soup, from soybean paste soup to ramen. Even today, there are probably many people who eat rice with soup. However, when you reach middle age, when various diseases occur more often, it is necessary to change your eating habits. Why should we do that?
High blood pressure rapidly increases in middle age, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, stomach cancer, kidney disease… why?
Why middle aged? Half of patients with major cancers, including stomach cancer, are in their 50s or 60s. There are many patients in their 50s and 60s who suffer from high blood pressure, diabetes, cardio-cerebrovascular disease, and kidney disease. Bad lifestyle habits that last for decades accumulate and damage the body. There are many reasons, but excessive salt intake cannot be left out. Of course, you should eat salt for your health. However, Koreans consume two to three times the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended amount of salt (5 g per day).
Even if you don’t eat bland food, you should reduce salt. A nephrologist who takes care of patients with chronic kidney disease whose quality of life has declined due to dialysis and kidney transplantation eats poorly. Doctors also take care of their own kidney health as they see countless patients whose lives are strained by four hours of dialysis a day. The same goes for high blood pressure, diabetes, cardio-cerebrovascular disease, and stomach cancer.
excessive carbohydrate intake…Add more rice to the salty soup and season to taste.?
If the soup is too salty, you may add more rice. The likelihood of excessive carbohydrate intake increases. If you add too many side dishes, you have no choice but to eat more. In particular, if you eat rice with ramen or udon soup, it becomes ‘carbohydrate + carbohydrate’. If blood sugar levels soar and continue every time, the risk of diabetes and hyperlipidemia increases. Middle-aged people often have high blood pressure-pre-diabetes, but it can develop into true high blood pressure and diabetes. You should eat mixed grains often and avoid overeating. Eating too much whole grains can cause you to gain weight.
A series of warnings from health authorities “Eat it bland and leave the soup.”
Health authorities such as the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency, National Cancer Information Center, and Ministry of Food and Drug Safety recommend, “Eat it bland and leave the soup.” It is the result of a comprehensive analysis of numerous domestic and international studies. The Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s dietary guidelines for diabetic patients suggest, “Do not drink soup or noodle broth that is high in sodium.” This is because salty soup also has a negative effect on blood sugar management. If diabetes is not controlled, it can develop into a devastating cerebrovascular disease that leaves paralysis and speech and vision problems.
The conflicting effects of soybean paste soup… Be especially careful with soup from outside restaurants.
The isoflavone content in soybean paste soup helps prevent breast cancer and prostate cancer, but if it is made too salty, the sodium content continuously irritates the stomach mucosa, increasing the risk of stomach cancer (data from the National Cancer Information Center). In Korea and Japan, where soybean paste soup and noodles are enjoyed, stomach cancer is still the 1st to 3rd most common cancer. This is very different from the West, such as the United States, where colon cancer and prostate cancer are at the top due to excessive consumption of saturated fat.
You can adjust the salt of the soup appropriately at home, but it is not easy at restaurants outside. It is best to taste it first and then, if it is too salty, eat mainly the ingredients and leave the broth. In other words, you must eat salt. The problem is eating too much. In particular, middle-aged and older people have greater sodium sensitivity, which increases their risk of disease. There are so many things to be careful about as you get older. However, it is a process that must be completed in order to live a long, healthy life.
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