| Cancer prevention can be made with the | | | | way that replaces healthy fatty acids with trans fats. |
| consumption of healthier foods and eliminating | | | | Not only are these types of fat dangerous for the |
| unhealthy ones from our diet. Our modern day | | | | function of your heart, but they produce the perfect |
| lifestyle has meant that we tend to go for | | | | environment for the development of cancer. |
| convenience and processed foods. However, these | | | | Acrylamides are fats that are created during the |
| foods are generally harmful and toxic to our body. | | | | process of frying food. They have been shown to |
| 1. Processed Meats. | | | | cause cancer in rats. |
| Sodium nitrites are found in processed meat such as | | | | 6. Fried potatoes. |
| bacon, hot dogs, and other processed meats. | | | | French fries are usually fried in hydrogenated oil and |
| 2. Sodium Nitrite. | | | | contain simple carbohydrates that rapidly change to |
| This chemical is added to foods as a preservative. It | | | | sugar in your blood stream. |
| accounts for the pink color of meat and is used in | | | | 7. Fried sweets (doughnuts, elephant ears). |
| pickled and smoked foods, as well as beer and | | | | The combination of hydrogenated oils, refined flour |
| cheese. The problem with sodium nitrite is that it is | | | | and sugar, and the frying process which produces |
| converted into a carcinogen called nitrosamine in the | | | | acrylamides causes fried, sweet food to be potential |
| digestive process. | | | | cancer causing disasters. |
| 3. Refined sugar. | | | | 8. Chips. |
| Cancer feeds off of sugar in the blood stream. Given | | | | Most types of chips are fried and contain trans fats, |
| this information, it makes sense to keep your blood | | | | sugar, and simple carbohydrates. |
| sugar levels at a reasonable point, rather than eating | | | | 9. Crackers. |
| sugary foods that elevate them. Not only will this cut | | | | Look for or make your own whole grain, baked |
| a source from cancer cells, but it will allow your | | | | crackers without harmful preservatives as opposed |
| overall health and immune system to function more | | | | to those with trans fats, sugar, and simple |
| effectively. | | | | carbohydrates. |
| 4. Refined or simple carbohydrates. | | | | 10. Soda. |
| Foods made from refined carbohydrates, like white | | | | If you do not want to add sugar and chemicals into |
| flour, turn to sugar in your system. For the same | | | | your blood stream, look no further than a bottle of |
| reason that we cut refined sugar from our diets, we | | | | soda. Switch to filtered water instead. |
| should reduce our intake of simple carbohydrates. | | | | By eliminating the above 10 foods, you would have |
| 5. Hydrogenated oils, Trans Fats, and Acrylamides. | | | | helped yourself in cancer prevention. If you have a |
| Hydrogenated oils, with trans fats, are used because | | | | family history of colon cancer, or breast cancer, then |
| of their prolonged shelf life. Hydrogenated oils are | | | | reduce your high risk by not increasing your toxic |
| made by heating oils with other elements and in a | | | | load. |