When cooking at home, turning on the range hood and choosing healthy cooking oil can reduce the harm of lampblack to the body; the picture shows the situation.

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[Health Channel/Comprehensive Report] While enjoying the fun of DIY food, don't forget to take care of your health!

Zhang Yuqin, an attending physician at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Cathay Hospital in Hsinchu, reminded that when cooking, you must turn on the range hood, because the cooking fume will endanger your health and cause discomfort in the respiratory system, cardiovascular system, eyes, and nervous system, which should not be ignored.

Zhang Yuqin shared on the Facebook page "Beautiful and Shrewd Maternity and Gynecology Physician Zhang Yuqin, Hsinchu Zhubei Physician Zhang Yuqin". She likes to cook with her husband very much. While cooking and chatting, it adds a lot of fun to life.

But she also reminded that although the range hood is very noisy, it will affect the fun of cooking and chatting, but don't turn it off because of this, because the cooking fume will cause a lot of harm to the body. To avoid the harm of cooking fume to the body, you must remember to turn on the exhaust fan or ventilation equipment, and avoid prolonged exposure to the fume.

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She also said that choosing healthy cooking oil and controlling the temperature and time of cooking are also effective ways to reduce the harm of cooking fume to the body.

Analyze the hazards of cooking fumes

Respiratory system problems

: Harmful substances in cooking fumes, such as polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide, can cause damage to the human respiratory system. Long-term exposure to cooking fumes may cause asthma, bronchitis, and even lung cancer and other diseases.

Cardiovascular system problems

: Harmful substances in cooking fumes can also cause damage to the human cardiovascular system. For example, nitrogen oxides in cooking fumes can accelerate the aging of blood vessel walls and increase the risk of heart disease and stroke.

Eye problems

: Long-term exposure to cooking fumes can cause eye damage, and the tiny particles in the fume can irritate the eyes, causing pain and redness.

Nervous system problems

: Harmful substances in cooking fumes can also have a negative impact on the human nervous system. For example, benzene in cooking fumes can damage the nervous system, leading to problems such as headaches, insomnia, and memory loss.

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