Friday, October 1, 2010

Beware! These Foods Can Cause Cancer

Cancer is one the diseases people dread the most. Simply because it kills its victim slowly and most of the time it attacks unexpectedly. The best way to deal with cancer is to first find out what causes it. Food is actually the main culprit when you talk about cancer and we have here specific foods you might want to avoid if you don’t want to develop cancer.

Meat is good and our body needs nutrients from it in order to function properly. But that is only true for raw meat or lean meat. Unprocessed meats on the other hand contain high levels of sodium nitrate. When sodium nitrate reacts with meat, they form N-nitroso compounds that are known to cause cancer.

Although salt is known as a very effective agent in preserving foods, it is highly unadvisable to use it in cooking. Salt is basically formed from the ground making it an inorganic substance. The point here is that the body can only process organic substances that come from plant sources so when you have inorganic substance like salt in your blood, you develop a risk for cancer and other health problems.

French fries is probably on the top of your list when eating at McDonald’s but recent studies may change that. Researchers have found out that French fries and potato chips can actually cause cancer due to a compound called acrylamide that is released during cooking process. Some do not agree since there have been little evidence to prove that it is dangerous to humans. Nevertheless, you should still be careful when it comes to deep fried foods.

Although fish like tuna and salmon are rich in omega-3 fatty acids, you still might want to watch out for mercury found in some seafood according to experts. Fish like shark and swordfish have high levels of mercury and should not be eaten. Even tuna steak is not advisable for pregnant women and children since it contains a certain amount of mercury that can be very dangerous to health.

Food is not the problem and we all know that. The problem is when we eat food in excessive amounts. Eating too much of anything will probably make you sick so don’t limit cancer causing foods to the four you have just read. You still have the responsibility to take care of your health by getting enough rest and exercise.

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