2.5 yuan online celebrity dessert has become the "top trend" recently, doctors urgently remind these people to eat less

Recently, long queues have formed in snack shops on the streets, and everyone is vying for a snack called "butter rice cake". With its crispy outside and glutinous inside, sweet and fragrant taste, the topic of "butter rice cake" quickly became a hot search. Some people even shared their experience of making butter rice cake on social media. Of course, the "guilt" of eating it is inevitable:

“Feel like a sinner after eating this”

“Please help! How to get rid of the control of butter rice cake”

"The dieter is losing his defense"

“Can you turn down the heat?”

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01 Why are these seemingly ordinary snacks so addictive?

The essence of butter rice cake is a " sugar-oil mixture " of sugar + oil. Not only is it easier to make people fat than drinking oil, it is also extremely addictive. In January 2024, a study published in Cell Metabolism found that after the "sugar-oil mixture" enters the stomach, it will regulate the brain's eating motivation through the enteric-brain neural pathway. Moreover, when sugar and fat are fully integrated, they play a synergistic role of "1+1>2", which stimulates the release of "dopamine" that makes people happy more than eating sugar or fat with the same calories, and you will want to eat it again without realizing it.

In addition, glutinous rice (branched starch) and sugar (disaccharide) are gelatinized after high-temperature frying, which greatly increases the glycemic index. Blood sugar fluctuates drastically in a short period of time, prompting the body to secrete insulin and glucagon , triggering a vicious cycle of "getting hungry faster."

02 Long-term intake is risky, so these people should try to eat less no matter how greedy they are.

Although butter rice cakes are delicious, it is not recommended for such people to indulge in them, otherwise they may "pay for their sins"!

First, consuming high-sugar and high-fat foods will disrupt the body's normal metabolism of sugar and fat . Long-term high-sugar diets will gradually weaken the effect of insulin, leading to insulin resistance, which makes blood sugar control difficult and increases the risk of diabetes. Excessive calorie intake will also increase the risk of obesity, so it is not suitable for people with high blood sugar and high blood lipids.

Secondly, butter rice cake contains a large amount of glutinous rice flour . Glutinous rice lacks dietary fiber and is very sticky. It stays in the stomach for a long time and requires a lot of stomach acid to digest. After eating it, the elderly, children and people in the recovery period after surgery are prone to abdominal distension, stomach pain, and even gastroesophageal reflux, which is also easy to cause the risk of choking.

In addition, when too much sugar is consumed, the bacteria in the mouth will begin to produce acidic substances, lowering the pH value of the mouth . In the acidic environment, the minerals in the enamel will be corroded, leading to tooth decay and other dental diseases.

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03 Beware! These common foods are also a mixture of sugar and oil

Do you want to stay away from sugar and oil mixtures and eat less rice cakes, bread, and cakes? In fact, there are more sugar and oil mixtures in daily life than you think.

Staple foods : fried dough sticks, fried noodles, hand-grabbed pancakes, grilled cold noodles, meat dumplings, sesame dumplings, etc.

Dishes : Sweet and sour pork, braised pork, braised/cola chicken wings, sweet potato shreds, etc.

Snacks : potato chips, milk chocolate, French fries, milk tea with milk cap, spicy strips, non-freeze-dried fruit crisps, etc.

Fast food : fried chicken, French fries, instant noodles, etc.

If you are really craving for something, it is okay to indulge in it occasionally. It is recommended to control the frequency of consumption and choose small portions, and not eat it all at once. It is recommended to eat it in the morning or at noon, and pair it with foods rich in dietary fiber. At the same time, you can drink plenty of water to promote metabolism, and resume a light diet the next day to allow the body to gradually adapt and reduce dependence on and addiction to sweets.

Author: Hourly Science Creator

Reviewer: Wang Guoyi, Postdoctoral Fellow in Nutrition and Food Safety, China Agricultural University, Associate Professor, Beijing University of Technology

Planning: Yan Dong

Produced by: Science Popularization China