American Pigs And Cattle Are About To Open, Causing Panic Of "clenbuterol"? Nutritionists And Doctors Point Out The Truth In One Sentence

Recently, President Tsai Ing-wen announced that he will open the import of US pigs containing clenbuterol (ractopamine) and the import of US cattle over 30 months old, which has caused discussions from all walks of life, and even caused panic among the public. But the doctor spoke with the nutritionist.

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Cai Xiuwen, a nutritionist from Nantou Hospital, said that according to the information of the Food and Drug Administration, clenbuterol is a common name in animal husbandry and is a type of beta receptor hormone. Adding it to animal feed can increase the lean meat of livestock and poultry. Proportion. Ractopamine is one of the beta receptors.

The upper limit of ractopamine for adults is 60 micrograms per day, and it takes about 5.6 kilograms of meat to exceed the limit. According to past statistics, men in Taiwan consume more meat than women every day. Men eat about 203 grams (6-8 taels) of pork per day. For example, the pork ribs in the commercial rib bento are about 150 grams. Intake of ractopamine was 18.3 micrograms.

In addition, many people worry that animal offal may contain more clenbuterol. However, Cai Xiuwen took Taiwanese women's postpartum confinement as an example, who often put their internal organs into vegetables to achieve the effect of tonic. About 38.73 micrograms of meat (about 90 grams) will be consumed.

Cai Xiuwen mentioned that the above is based on Japan, Australiaand JECFA assessment, so under normal diet, it is not easy to exceed the recommended safe intake. Besides, Taiwan is a food kingdom, and the sources of food are quite diverse.

Balanced diet to maintain health

Zhuang Zongfang, director of the Department of Nephrology of Nantou Hospital, said that the allowable concentration range currently set by the state, no matter how short an individual consumes the imported meat, it is difficult to reach the level of harm to the human body. However, extremes meet, and excessive consumption of any item may cause harm to the human body. Therefore, the public is urged to have a balanced diet and a diverse intake of nutrients to maintain good health.

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