Top Five Cancer Causing Foods-Do You Know Them

September 1, 2008

The Top Five Cancer Causing Foods

How many of you can guess which foods you should strongly avoid, that are high risk for cancer?

We can identify cancer causing foods, once we know which ingredients in our food cause cancer. Some of those ingredients are food additives and chemicals which are used to enhance taste. There are others that are used strictly for appearance or to increase product shelf life. Avoid cancer causing foods whose ingredients are carcinogens. Which are the big time cancer promoters.

Cancer tumors develop, in most part, by feeding on sugar in our bloodstream. So, simple carbs, gives the cancer cells the energy that it needs to proliferate. So, your best strategies to pursue for any anti~cancer diet is to eat a low~glycemic diet.
NEVER Eat:

Refined sugar
Refined grains, such as white flour
Use of sweeteners
Avoid sugary soda pop.

Aside from starving tumors, eating foods low in sugar and avoiding simple carbs will also keep your weight in check while helping prevent blood sugar disorders such as type~2 diabetes.

Avoid Foods Containing:

High~fructose corn syrup
Sugar
Sucrose
Enriched bleached flour
White rice
White pastas
White breads
And other “white” foods

Other Catalists The Dreaded Hydrogenated Oils
Hydrogenated and partially hydrogenated oils are developed from otherwise harmless, natural elements…But when heated in the presence of hydrogen and metal catalysts (which prolongs shelf life), simultaneously creates trans fats. Trans Fats only have to be disclosed on food labels, if the food contains more than 0.5 grams per serving.

Now here is where the manufacturers get tricky…to avoid listing trans fats, or to claim “trans fat free” on their label, they simply adjust the serving size until the trans fat content falls under 0.5 grams per serving. This is how you get modern food labeling, with serving sizes that essentially equate to a single bite of food. So, read those labels! Good rule of thumb:If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is.

Trans fats also promotes heart disease, interrupts metabolic processes, and causes belly fat. Belly fat crowds the organs and strains the heart. Basically they (trans fats) replace the good fat ( fatty acids), occupying the same space without doing the same job. And after the hydrogenation process, the fatty acid can’t biochemically function in the same way. What kind of things you ask?

Important Functions of Fatty Acids

Brain cell function
Hormones and gland function
Oxygen transport
Cell wall function (that’s what keeps things in or out of your cells)
Digestive tract operation (putting together nutrients and blocking allergens) are really affected

So, you see these pesky trans fats and food manufacturers are really doing a harmful number on you.
Your body needs essential fatty acids and you are programmed to keep eating until you get them. This is why you are not satisfied eating only trans fats. You will never feel fully satisfied.

Since cancer needs high blood sugar and low oxygen levels, a person with lots of belly fat who just can’t seem to put down those trans fat cookies, french fried potatoes or crackers, makes the perfect host and ideal environment for the development of cancer.

The Aceylamides Factor
Since trans fats are often formed during the frying process, lets go over Acrylamides. Acrylamides are not added into food; they are created during the frying process. When starchy foods are subjected to high heat, acrylamides form. Studies show that acrylamides cause cancer in rats, and more studies are being compiled to confirm the understanding that acrylamides also cause cancer in humans.

Sodium Nitrite and Nitrates
Food companies add sodium nitrate into certain foods on purpose. This carcinogen is added to processed meats , hot dogs, bacon, and any other meat that needs a reddish color to look “fresh.” This chemical is responsible for the pinkish color in meat to which consumers have grown accustomed. Today the use of refrigeration is what protects consumers from botulism and bacteria. Manufacturers are still adding sodium nitrite to make the meat look pinkish and fresh. It is not needed.

The nitrites are not the problem. We get more nitrites from vegetables than we do from meat, according to research by the University of Minnesota. During the digestion process, however, sodium nitrite is converted to nitrosamine, and that’s where the cancer is introduced. Nitrosamine is a carcinogen, but since it is not technically an ingredient, its presence can be easily overlooked on the packaging. Once again…tricky food processors. Nitrosamines are also found in food items that are pickled, fried, or smoked. And as well in beer, cheese, fish byproducts, and tobacco smoke.

Knowing about all these ingredients doesn’t mean there is simply a “short list” of foods that should be avoided. You have to vigilant and read labels constantly.

Here Are The FIVE Worst Offenders:

1. Hot Dogs:
The American Cancer Prevention Coalition recommends that children should not eat more than 12 hot dogs per month because of the risk of cancer.
If you must serve hot dogs, look for those without sodium nitrite listed on the ingredients.
They are out there.

2. Processed Meats and Bacon:
Most contain sodium nitrite.
You can find some without nitrites, but you’ll have to look for them in natural grocers or health food stores.
Also, bacon is also high in saturated fat, which contributes to the risk of cancers.
This includes breast cancer, ladies.
Limiting your consumption of processed meats and saturated fats will only benefits your heart.

3. Doughnuts:
Doughnuts contain hydrogenated oils, white flour, sugar, and acrylamides.
Essentially, they’re one of the worst cancer foods you can possibly eat.
They are “the worst way” to start the day.

4. French Fries:
Fries are made with hydrogenated oil and fried at high temperatures.
Some Fast Foods Chains even add sugar to their fry recipe to make them even more irresistible. Not only do they clog your arteries with saturated fat and trans fat, they also contain acrylamides. Let’s call them “cancer fries,” not French Fries.

5. Chips~Crackers~Cookies:
Once again, most contain white flour and sugar as well as trans fats, but it’s simply not enough to simply look for these ingredients on the label; you have to actually “decode” the ingredients list that food manufacturers use to deceive consumers.
They do this by hiding ingredients (such as hiding MSG in yeast extract, or by fiddling with serving sizes so they can claim the food is trans fat free, even when it contains trans fats.
Get this Baby Boomers…Even the Girl Scouts use this trick with their new cookies. Shame on them…

Besides Avoiding These Foods, What Else Can Consumers Do To Reduce The Risk of Cancer?

The Main Things Are Easy Enough:

Eat unprocessed foods
Base your diet largely on plants, especaily green ones
Eat foods that have omega~3 fats and other essential fatty acids
Eat lots of fruits and vegetables, many have known cancer fighting properties
Get regular vigorous exercise, tumors cannot thrive in highly oxygenated environment
Keep your blood sugar stable

Here are some quick DO’s and DON’Ts

Eat foods high in natural vitamin C, it promotes a health immune system
Get adacuate amounts vitamin D, exposure to sunlight, about 10 to 15 minutes each day if fair skinned, or 10X as long if you have dark skin pigmentation
Stay well hydrated to ensure that your body rids itself of harmful toxins
Avoid smoking
Don’t use conventional fragrance, cosmetics and personal care products, almost all of them contain cancer causing chemicals

The World Health Organization or WHO, says that 70 percent of cancers can be prevented with simple changes in your diet and lifestyle. People give themselves cancer through the foods, drinks and other food products they consume. It is estimated that over 90 percent of cancers can easily be preventable.

This list will help kick start you in the right direction…you can do it Baby Boomers and lose weight too!

Remember I am not a specialist, just a Baby Boomer like you, so if you have any further questions or issues, contact your Physician.

~The Baby Boomer Queen~

The human body is a very sophisticated machine and you have to feed it the right things for it to run smoothly. The fast food restaurants in America don’t care about your health. We should all know that by now. Eat smarter-lose more weight.

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