Foods that Increase Cancer Risk

Nearly 1.5 million new cases of cancer were expected to be diagnosed last year – while 559,650 people were expected to die from the disease, according to American Cancer Society. That’s more than 1,500 people a day – such a startling statistic. In the book, Cancer: 101 solutions to a preventable epidemic, the authors write that the Number 4 solution is to eat a healthy diet.

Listed within are the 10 foods and drinks to limit or eliminate:

·         All charred food, which create heterocyclic aromatic amines, known carcinogens. Even dark toast is suspect.

·         Well-done red meat. Medium or rare is better, little or no red meat is best.

·         Sugar, both white and brown – which is simply white sugar with molasses added.

·         Heavily salted, smoked and pickled foods, which lead to higher rates of stomach cancer.

·         Soda/soft drinks, which pose health risks, both for what they contain – sugar and various additives – and for what they replace in the diet – beverages and foods that provide vitamins, minerals and other nutrients.

·         French fries, chips and snack foods that contain trans fats.

·         Food and drink additives such as aspartame.

·         Excess alcohol.

·         Baked goods, for the acrylamide.

·         Farmed fish, which contains higher level of toxins such as PCBs.

Source: care2.com