Foods That Cause Cancer

According to statistics, the number of people with cancer is growing from year to year. Among the factors influencing the manifestation of an insidious ailment, there is also the use of certain products. Some of them are obviously harmful to health, and most people are well aware of this. Others work surreptitiously, accumulating, have a harmful effect on organs. It's time to sort it out and find out what kind of "killer" products are.

Popcorn

Many people, sitting in a cozy cinema, find it difficult to refuse such a fragrant and alluring appearance. product... And what can be harmful in it, because corn itself is a dietary culture and very useful?

In fact, the main danger is not the vegetable itself, but the method and technology of its preparation. How often do you see popcorn today without added chemicals and flavors? In the main places of its distribution - cinemas, it is not for nothing that seductive aromas of strawberry, chocolate, vanilla reign, and the product itself is literally filled with sugary-sweet glaze.

Experts have long been interested in the consequences that the use of popcorn can bring, here's what they found out:

1. When preparing delicacies, a huge amount of salt and sugar is used, there is no need to explain that salt is not the most useful seasoning, since it tends to retain water in the body, and sugar is the cause of obesity, diabetes and additional stress on the liver and pancreas.
2. Popcorn production technology involves the addition of palm oil. When fats accumulate and break down, they release carcinogens, which, in turn, can cause cancer.
3. Manufacturers add diacetyl to frying oil, which enhances the taste and aroma of the product, but in large quantities can have a very negative effect on human health, in particular, affect the respiratory system.
4. A variety of flavors (as in the situation with chips) provoke stomach problems (ulcers, gastritis, bloating) and are addictive.

Fruits and vegetables with pesticides

Every time we go to the store or to the market for fruits and vegetables, we are afraid of falling for food stuffed with pesticides. Unfortunately, the cultivation of the most popular vegetables among buyers, fruit and fruit and berry crops on an industrial scale is impossible without the use of chemical poisons. Soil, reservoirs and plants are impregnated with them. When pesticides enter the body, they cause severe poisoning, allergies and exacerbation of chronic diseases.

The bulk of agrochemicals comes to us through the use of processed products or through inhalation of contaminated air, less often through the skin. Accumulating, they cause vomiting, diarrhea and headache in a person. Low-toxic compounds can provoke malaise, weakness, drowsiness, some fetal malformations and miscarriages.

The most dangerous in this regard are considered to be potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, celery, peppers, lettuce, apples, peaches, strawberries, grapes and nectarines.

Canned tomatoes in metal cans

Any canned food is not the best way to preserve beauty and health for a long time. But it is the canned tomatoes and tomato paste in iron cans that pose a particular danger. The fact is that the metal for such a container contains a harmful chemical compound - toxic biphenol. The ailments that it can cause can be listed for a very long time, but most often there are pathologies such as infertility, breast and prostate cancer, diabetes, diseases nervous and cardiovascular system.

The process of getting biphenol into the body from tin cans into the contents is not so simple. The most favorable factor for this is an acidic environment, then mixing occurs faster. That is why the risk is increased by eating tomatoes and pasta. To minimize it, you don't have to give up your favorite vegetables at all, you just need to make it a rule to buy tomatoes in glass, not iron cans.

Sweeteners

Sugar by itself is not the most useful product, everyone knows that in large quantities it causes diabetes, obesity and dental problems. Therefore, a myth was artificially created that the use of sweeteners and sugar substitutes would bring much less harm. Supposedly "healthy" supplements are especially popular in low-calorie meals and chewing gum.

To find out what kind of damage sweeteners can actually bring, one should make a reservation about its origin, because there are natural sweeteners, and there are synthetic ones. Natural (fructose, xylitol) are harmful, but no more than ordinary sugar, their main disadvantage is that they spoil the figure. Stevia, a sweetener obtained from the plant of the same name, is considered more or less safe.

As for synthetic sweeteners, everyone has long been aware of their dangers. Here are the most famous ones:

• Sodium and calcium cyclamates are 40 times sweeter than regular sugar. Low in calories and tolerates high temperatures well. However, it is banned in many countries, as it is dangerous during pregnancy and breastfeeding, kidney failure. In Russia, it is popular due to its low cost.
• A substitute for aspartame is used in baked goods and sodas. This type of sweetener is the most harmful and widespread, when exposed to high temperatures it breaks down into toxic compounds, which causes migraines, nausea, weakness, allergies and an unstable emotional state.
• Acesulfame potassium contains methanol, provokes problems with the nervous and cardiovascular system, is contraindicated in pregnant and lactating women.
• Saccharin is a carcinogen that can provoke the formation of tumors.
• Xylitol and sorbitol have a choleretic and laxative effect, and cause bladder cancer.

Smoked meats

Smoking certainly has a number of advantages over other types of thermal processing of products. However, food that has gone through such manipulations is not completely harmless to health. A great danger is its carcinogenicity, the fact is that the smoke obtained from burning natural wood and interacting with air settles on smoked products, enters the body and can cause cancerous tumors.

This problem was solved in one simple way - they turned the smoke into a liquid state. But, as it turned out, and "liquid smoke" has a number of significant disadvantages. When it is obtained, phenol and formaldehyde are used. These compounds do not cause cancer, but they can cause many other problems, such as negatively affecting the liver and gastrointestinal tract.

Crisps

Chips are a very popular crunchy treat especially enjoyed by young people.

Chips appeared in the 19th century, however, then they were just potato slices fried in a large amount of oil. Over time, various food flavors and flavor enhancers began to be added to this product, giving the slices all sorts of tastes - bacon, cheese, fish, squid, and the chips themselves began to be made not from natural potatoes, but from potato flour or flakes.

Despite some of the beneficial properties of chips, the cons of the product greatly outweigh. With their regular use, even a completely healthy person will have digestive problems, gastritis, flatulence, a stomach ulcer, and in especially severe cases, this leads to the occurrence of cholesterol plaques.

Everyone knows that chips are cooked in a huge amount of oil, which causes the product to become saturated with cancer-causing carcinogens.

Chips are also harmful to people with obesity and a tendency to allergies.

White flour

White flour- this is another product from which all the substances necessary for the normal functioning of the human body have been "etched". The more expensive the flour and the higher its grade, the less useful vitamins and minerals it contains. All this is done to improve the appearance of finished baked goods and to increase the shelf life of flour.

The product is especially dangerous for people with gluten intolerance - this is a component of gluten, which is contained in the structure of many cereals. For a person whose body rejects this protein, gluten is a real poison that triggers pathological processes, in particular, diseases provoked by our immunity (anemia, lupus erythematosus, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and others).

A healthy person also runs the risk of acquiring ailments — obesity, problems with the intestines and stomach.

In addition, it is known that to give whiteness and presentation, flour is bleached with special chemicals that are used in washing powders.

Refined sugar

Sugar, as an independent product, should be consumed in moderation. Moreover, when it comes to refined sugar, because in the process of purification, it loses all the qualities and properties that could spoil its presentation. All vitamins, trace elements and minerals are removed from it artificially, so refined sugar has absolutely no benefit. Here is a far from complete list of problems that can be paid off in a few sweet minutes:

• refined sugar slows down glucose metabolism, which invariably leads to problems - diabetes, obesity;
• reduces immunity;
• leads to a violation of mineral metabolism;
• causes cancer of the breast, intestines, prostate;
• increases acidity;
• provokes caries and other ailments associated with teeth;
• causes chromium deficiency;
• exacerbates bowel disease;
• increases the risk of gastritis and ulcers;
• promotes leaching of calcium from bones;
• affects the work of the cardiovascular system.

Soda

Fizzy drinks in colorful, inviting cans and bottles attract both adults and children. Moderate consumption of soda in rare cases is unlikely to have a negative impact on health, but if a person regularly quenches his thirst with this product, soda becomes a time bomb for the body.

So what is included in your favorite "pop" and how can it affect the work of internal organs?

1. Pleasant bubbles in "Cola" or "Phante" appear due to carbon dioxide, which gets into the stomach, irritates the mucous membrane and provokes additional expansion of the organ.
2. A large amount of citric and phosphoric acid is added to soda so that the taste of the drink lasts longer. Because of this, calcium is washed out of human bones over time, and teeth deteriorate.
3. A supplement such as caffeine, of course, will invigorate you and give you strength and energy for a while, however, this is self-deception. After all, when its effect is over, you will want to drink soda again and again.
4. Glass of sweet carbonated water contains about 5 tablespoons of sugar. An excess of this fluid leads to obesity, diabetes and atherosclerosis. Low-calorie drinks are replaced with sugar substitutes aspartame and saccharin. If you are fond of soda, remember that these sweeteners can cause poisoning and cancer.
5. Flavors and dyes give the sweet liquid an attractive color and smell, mainly sodium benzoate is used for this, which, having reacted with ascorbic acid, turns into benzene, a dangerous carcinogen that causes cancer.

GMO products

Over the past few years, the debate about the benefits and dangers of genetically modified foods has not subsided. Some say that they pose a danger to humanity, others say that there is no evidence of the dangers of GMO plants yet.

Genetically modified products are those in which a gene from other plants or even animals has been specially introduced in order to improve their quality, for example, to give a better taste or increase the shelf life.

Of course, there are advantages of this technology, and they consist in economic benefits. However, many scientists are already thinking about the future consequences of the use of transgenic organisms (plants).

It has been proven that the “target gene” is not capable of being introduced into the human gene, however, it can provoke the synthesis of proteins, which, in turn, will lead to disruption of the functioning of organs and systems. For example, weaken the immune system, disrupt the metabolism, the work of the gastrointestinal tract, and affect the appearance of malignant tumors.