Diets and Cancer: Some things to stay away from for health damage control.

Cancers don’t appear for no good reason. Cancers develop if you follow an unhealthy diet full of cancer causing food over an extended period of time. Some of the food we eat have high amounts of cancer promoters (carcinogens) that cause cancers. In this article, we will discover the 3 common types of carcinogens most people are exposed to on a daily basis, what types of food we should and should not consume to prevent cancer.

Good rule of thumb:  If your Great-Grandmother wouldn’t recognize it as food, it probably isn’t.  The American Industrialized Diet contains many substances which have no nutritious benefit and actually could (and often do) cause harm.  Some things most people would typically consider to be FOOD are really no more than "Food-Like Substances."  Another thing:  Beware of food-like substances  emblazoned with labels that shout health claims at you from the center aisle.  Don’t mistake the "Silence of the Yams" (over in the produce section) as evidence that they are not nutritious.

Acrylamide In Food: Bad, Bad.

Acrylamide has been used in industries that specialize in the treatment of contaminated water, creation of plastic, and manufacturing of food packaging. Scientists recently found traces of acrylamide in food that was cooked with high temperature cooking methods such as microwaving, frying, baking and roasting. Even though acrylamide has been attested to cause cancer in animals, doctors have not found absolute evidence that is causes cancer in humans even though it is toxic to our bodies. French fries top the charts of food that contain the highest levels of acrylamide, followed by certain brands of potato chips, breakfast cereals, cookies, brewed coffee and toast bread according to the US FDA/CFSAN 2006 Exposure Assessment for Acrylamide.

The Harmful Effects Of Sodium Nitrate

Sodium nitrate is a common food additive found in processed meat. It is used to conserve the reddish color of meat to make it look more appetizing to eat at the neglection of your health. Sodium nitrate on it’s own is pretty harmless but it changes into a carcinogenic substance called nitrosamine during the digestion process, thus promoting the growth of cancer cells. Almost all forms of processed meat like bacon, hot dogs, bologna, pepperoni, lunch meat and ham contain sodium nitrate.

Trans Fat (or Hydrogenated Oil): What Is It And Why It Is Unhealthy

Trans fat or trans-fatty acids (TFAs) are the most terrible kind of fat you can consume. Trans fat is created by a hydrogenation process that transforms unsaturated vegetable oils to a semi-solid state. Food companies do this to save money, to improve flavor stability and to extend the shelf life of their products. Due to it’s processed nature, it is considered unnatural in our bodies and it is very tough to digest, therefore it easily clogs our arteries if we don’t exercise often. What’s worse, trans fat promotes the development of bad cholesterol and reduces the levels of good cholesterol, increasing your risk of heart disease. Trans fat can be found in pastries, hydrogenated oils, commercially deep-fried food, food with vegetable shortening and partially hydrogenated oils.

There is no known safe level of consumption.

Foods that will help avoid Cancer

It is ideal for all of us to restrict or eliminate our consumption of processed food that contain the 3 carcinogens above and other toxins such as cigarettes, alcohol, sugar and salt.  The decision is up to you to decide which is more important to you.

At the very least, choose natural food like organic vegetables, fruit and meat as much as possible. Having a diet made of nutrients, antioxidants and fiber from raw veggies and fruits should help you steer clear from cancer. As a general rule, eat what mother nature intended us to eat and avoid man-made food.  Keep up with your fiber intake on a daily basis.  Your colon will thank you.

Bottom line:  Eat food.  Not too much.  Mostly plants .

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