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News India Live, Digital Desk: Health Hazards: In our modern lifestyle, the fridge has become a device without which it is difficult to imagine the kitchen. We believe that the fridge keeps everything safe and refreshed, but the truth is that there are some foods that are not good for your health, and they can also promote serious diseases. Let’s know what are the things you should keep away from the fridge:
First of all talk about juicy fruits like watermelon and melon. Often people keep the remaining pieces in the fridge after cutting these fruits. Whereas, until these fruits are cut, they should be kept outside at normal temperature. After cutting, if you keep them in the fridge for a long time, then their nutritional quality can be negatively affected. Keeping these fruits in the open can cause some bacteria and fungus grow rapidly, which prove to be harmful for your health. Try to eat them soon after cutting.
Cut onion should also not be kept in the freezer or fridge. Sliced onions very quickly pull harmful bacteria and contaminants from the surrounding environment. If they are kept in the fridge for a long time, these bacteria can flourish fast and when you consume these onions, they can also cause stomach problems and even food poisoning. Therefore, always cut fresh onions and use the remaining soon.
Caution is also very important about raw meat. Many people keep the meat in the lower compartment of the fridge. This can be very dangerous. Raw meat contains harmful bacteria such as salmonella and E. Coli that can easily spread on other things in the fridge, which increases the risk of cross-concentration. It is considered safe to keep raw meat at low temperature (at least one or two days) in the freezer, so that the growth of bacteria stops. For more time, it should be kept in deep freezer, that too in airtight container.
However, keeping some rumors in the fridge connects diseases like cancer, but there is no scientific truth in it. It is said in this article of Zee News that keeping rock salt in the freezer will not cause cancer. This natural salt does not deteriorate even without a fridge for years and its main use is usually in the fast. Therefore, it is only unnecessary to keep it in the fridge, there is no risk of health.
Overall, we have to take care that the fridge is only a medium for cooling, it does not keep every food safe in every situation. By storing some things incorrectly, they can lose their quality, cause harmful bacteria, and affect your health, which can also cause food poisoning and serious stomach diseases.