Someone once said, “We are what we eat.” Every year, about 1.5 million people are diagnosed with cancer, so we need to be aware of the
Cancer-causing foods. Here are the top 18 everyday foods that cause cancer.
1. Microwave Popcorn
Perfluorooctanoic acid is found in microwave popcorn bags. It is a toxin that has been linked to infertility in women and raises the risk of cancers of the kidney, bladder, liver, pancreas, and testicles. Most popcorn is made with soybean oil, which can cause stomachaches and rashes.
2. Farmed Salmon
Salmon raised in farms eat fake food and can be full of chemicals, antibiotics, pesticides, and other things that are known to cause cancer.
3. Soda Pop
Sodas, which are full of sugar, are one of the main causes of obesity in the United States. They can also cause inflammation, insulin resistance, and gastroesophageal reflux disease.
4. Processed Meats
There are a lot of chemicals and preservatives in processed meats like sausages, hot dogs, and bacon that are bad for your health.
5. Canned Foods
Bisphenol-A, or BPA, is a chemical found in most cans that changes how genes work. So it is said that most canned foods make people more likely to get cancer.
6. Refined Sugars
Otto Warburg, a German who won the Nobel Prize in medicine in 1931, was the first to notice that tumours and cancers both use sugars to feed themselves and grow.
7. Potato Chips
Potato chips have a lot of things that make you gain weight, like trans fats and sodium, which can raise your cholesterol and blood pressure.
8. Hydrogenated Oils
Most of the time, hydrogenated oils are coloured and deodorised to make them look better. They have a lot of Omega-6 fatty acids, which can lead to heart disease and different types of cancer, especially skin cancer.
9. Pickled and Smoked Foods
There is a lot of tar in smoked foods, which is known to cause cancer. Pickled foods, which are coloured and preserved with nitrates, are linked to higher rates of colorectal cancer and stomach cancer.
10. Highly Processed White Flours
Refining grains gets rid of their natural nutrients and gives them a very high glycemic rate, which makes blood sugar and insulin levels rise quickly.
