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12th Oct 2007 Fri, 07:10
The top five cancer-causing foods are:
1. Hot dogs
Because they are high in nitrates,the
Canc er Prevention Coalition advises
that children eat no more than 12 hot
dogs a month. If you can't live
without hot dogs, buy those made
without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and bacon
Also high in the same sodium nitrates
found in hot dogs, bacon, and other
processed meats raise the risk of
heart disease. The saturated fat in
bacon also contributes to cancer.
3 . Doughnuts
Doughnu ts are cancer-causing double
trouble. First, they are made with
white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated
oils , then fried at high temperatures.
Dou ghnuts, says Adams , may be the
worst food you can possibly eat to
raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made
with hydrogenated oils and then fried
at high temperatures. They also
contain cancer- causing acrylamides
which occur during the frying process.
They should be called cancer fries,
not French fries, said Adams ..
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour
and sugar. Even the ones whose labels
claim to be free of trans-fats
genera lly contain small amounts of
trans-fats.
1. Hot dogs
Because they are high in nitrates,the
Canc er Prevention Coalition advises
that children eat no more than 12 hot
dogs a month. If you can't live
without hot dogs, buy those made
without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed meats and bacon
Also high in the same sodium nitrates
found in hot dogs, bacon, and other
processed meats raise the risk of
heart disease. The saturated fat in
bacon also contributes to cancer.
3 . Doughnuts
Doughnu ts are cancer-causing double
trouble. First, they are made with
white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated
oils , then fried at high temperatures.
Dou ghnuts, says Adams , may be the
worst food you can possibly eat to
raise your risk of cancer.
4. French fries
Like doughnuts, French fries are made
with hydrogenated oils and then fried
at high temperatures. They also
contain cancer- causing acrylamides
which occur during the frying process.
They should be called cancer fries,
not French fries, said Adams ..
5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
All are usually made with white flour
and sugar. Even the ones whose labels
claim to be free of trans-fats
genera lly contain small amounts of
trans-fats.