Ten Foods You Never Knew Could Contribute Directly to the Formation of Cancer

 

You might not be thinking about it when you go to have a snack, but some surprising foods have been linked to cancer, and it’s often not necessarily because of the food itself but because of how it’s been processed and what chemicals have been used. 

We all have our favorite processed foods, but it’s best to go with whole, unprocessed, organic foods whenever possible. And sometimes, even unprocessed foods (like salmon as you’ll see later) can cause serious problems and contribute to a cancer-friendly environment in your body. 

Avoid these 8 foods to help lower your risk of cancer and other diseases:

1. Canned Tomatoes

The lining of most (if not all) canned foods contains BPA, a synthetic, estrogenic chemical even the FDA says is harmful. It has been linked to cancer as well.

You need be especially careful with tomatoes as they have high acidity levels which can cause the BPA to be transferred into the food. Children suffer the most from BPA, with delayed development and early puberty on the list of risks.

2. Microwave Popcorn

These easy-to-make bags of popcorn are usually lined with perfluorooctanoic acid, a toxin found in Teflon and linked to infertility. Consuming this acid increases risk of bladder, kidney, liver, pancreas, and testicular cancer.

The popcorn itself is also full of chemicals and GMO products such as soybean oil.

 

 
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Farmed salmon makes the list because of the chemicals added to the process of raising it. PHOTO: Pixabay.com

3. Highly Processed White Flours

Refining grains destroy their natural nutrients, and if that’s not bad enough, mills are so impatient they speed up the whitening process by bleaching flour with chlorine.

White processed flour quickly raises blood sugar and insulin levels, causing diabetes. Researchers believe this could spread cancer cells quickly by feeding the cells directly.

4. Processed Meats

Most lunch meats, sausages, hot dogs, and bacon are processed meats, and those containing sodium nitrates are especially unhealthy. 

These contain an excessive amount of highly processed salt and health damaging chemicals. One study showed that eating at least 160g of processed meats increased chances of early death by 44%.

Known carcinogens include chemicals and preservatives like sodium nitrates.

5. Hydrogenated Oils

This is essentially vegetable oil that has been chemically removed from the source.

These oils contain an excessive amount of highly unstable Omega 6 fatty acids that turn into trans fats when heated, which can lead to heart disease and skin cancer. This stuff is in a wide variety of products (including peanut butter of all things) so beware! 

Cookies and processed baked goods are one of the biggest sources of hydrogenated oils.

Cookies and processed baked goods are one of the biggest sources of hydrogenated oils.

 

6. Farmed Salmon

You must be careful when buying salmon and other fish that are often farmed such as tilapia, if you choose to eat fish that is. Try to buy sustainable and wild caught if possible, so you can know for sure how the salmon is raised; farmed salmon is a dicey proposition these days. 

Most farmed salmon is contaminated with antibiotics, chemicals, pesticides and a load of other known carcinogens. Even most salmon’s reddish pink colors are formed from chemicals, something that should happen naturally on a healthy diet.

Studies have also shown high levels of mercury in U.S. farmed salmon.

When able to, always choose wild-caught salmon and other seafood products and supplements like this one, which is wild caught from deep in the ocean and mercury-free.

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7. Potato Chips

Other than the fattening calories, trans fat, and high sodium levels in potato chips, they also contain many known carcinogens.

Artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives top the list, and when you fry a potato chip, it actually creates acrylamide, a carcinogen found in cigarettes.

It’s safer and healthier to opt for baked fruit chips including organic ones made in a dehydrator at home, or other crunchy and minimally processed snacks. 

 

 

8. Regular Soda Pop

Consume more than one can of soda per day, and your chance of a stroke skyrockets.

The astronomical amount of sugar and corn syrup (or even artificial sweeteners) in soda can also lead to weight gain, insulin resistance, and inflammation.

Pop also contains a mass amount of artificial colorings and chemicals such as 4-methylimidazole (in caramel color) which has been linked to cancer. The preservative sodium benzoate is perhaps as bad as anything, capable of literally starving our cells of oxygen among other health problems it may cause.

Steer clear of these eight foods as much as humanly possible! 

9. Diet Soda Pop

Conventional diet soda pop contains aspartame, linked directly to cancer in lab animals according to the book ‘Excitotoxins’ by Dr. Russell Blaylock (learn more or read it here).

If you do drink soda, choose an organic, low sugar variety sweetened with stevia or monk fruit, which is one of the healthiest sweeteners you can find and is incredibly sweet with no aftertaste.

 

10. Canned Tuna

Recently, Consumer Reports conducted tests on five leading mercury brands (learn more here) to determine mercury content.

They found that albacore tuna is the most heavily contaminated with mercury by far, and found one brand is significantly worse than the other four for the amount of mercury it contained.

Methylmercury, the kind found in fish, is listed as a possible human carcinogen according to the EPA.

When in doubt, limit consumption of fish and be sure to consume substances like cilantro, parsley, mint, basil and nettles to assist the body in detoxifying these compounds over time.

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About Nick Meyer

Nick Meyer is a journalist who's been published in the Detroit Free Press, Dallas Morning News and several other outlets. He founded AltHealthWORKS in 2012 to showcase extraordinary stories of healing and the power of organic living, stories the mainstream media always seemed to miss. Check out Nick's Amazon best-seller 'Dirt Cheap Organic: 101 Tips For Going Organic on a Budget' by clicking here, as well as its sequel Dirt Cheap Weight Loss.