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Is tofu easy to get gallstones? What are the causes of gallstones

Four seas net: 'tofu eat more, easy to get gallstones! 'this is another popular folk saying, which has no medical basis. Tofu is the food most of us often eat, but not so many people get gallstones. Many people don't know the real cause of gallstones, so they spread the myth.

According to the classification of gallstones, there are cholesterol gallstones, black gallstones and brown gallstones. Tofu does not contain a large number of these components of gallstones, which also proves that regular eating tofu is not the main cause of gallstones.

The real cause of gallstones has not been fully understood by the medical community. But doctors have found that people who are chronically over nourished, those who eat more refined staple foods, and those who eat more high-fat foods are more likely to develop gallstones. People who eat more dietary fiber are less likely to get gallstones.

There is a very clear reason that can lead to an increase in gallstone incidence rate, that is, the decline in gallbladder power. Bile is stored in the gallbladder and is constantly concentrated. If it is not discharged frequently, gallstones will form. How to promote the excretion of bile? That is to eat regularly! Therefore, those who often do not eat breakfast are the high incidence of gallstones.

There is also a major reason for the increase in gallstones, which is the increase in cholesterol in the body. As a result, many people with severe obesity have gallstone problems. Some people in order to lose weight, resulting in rapid weight loss, will also lead to a rapid increase in liver cholesterol synthesis, but also easy to form gallstones. In addition, high triglycerides and low-density lipoproteins can also cause gallstones.

In addition, some diseases can lead to gallstones, such as stomach disease, intestinal disease, bacterial infection, intestinal parasitosis, cirrhosis, diabetes, some hemolytic diseases, etc.

If it is necessary to say that the occurrence of gallstones is related to 'eating', it is easier to eat 'meat dishes' than' vegetable dishes'.