Top 10 Cancer Causing Foods You Eat Every Day

Cancer is becoming more and more prevalent in the 21st Century with suspected causes being attributed to increased technological advancements, pollution and of course the food we eat. Believe it or not there are many foods that you probably eat every day that are known to be cancer-causing.

If you plan on living a long, healthy life then you may need to change your lifestyle. Start by avoiding these 10 cancer causing foods that you are most likely eating on a daily basis. 

1. Non-Organic Fruit

This one is probably a little more obvious than some of the others that will make the list. It is no secret that non-organic fruit has been heavily sprayed with pesticides and other chemicals to ensure that the fruit receives the highest return on investment at the market. Unfortunately, in an effort to line the pocketbook, people are overlooking the fact that these chemicals are wreaking havoc on our bodies. 

Do yourself a favour and only eat organic fruit that is pesticide-free. 

2. Microwave Popcorn

Popcorn can be an incredible snack that doesn’t add a ton of calories to the diet, however, eating microwave popcorn is basically a death wish. For starters, the bag that the popcorn is in contains a chemical known as perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), which studies have linked to liver, bladder, testicular, kidney and pancreatic cancer. 

That is just the bag. The actual popcorn inside this bag is not much better. Typically, microwave popcorn uses soybean oil, which is a genetically modified ingredient and they also need to preserve their popcorn with propyl gallate. Basically, these additional ingredients to a hearty snack lead to stomach problems and can increase your chances of cancer. 

3. Processed Meats

This one is unfortunate as processed meats covers everything such as lunch meat, sausage and even bacon. Unfortunately, in an effort to keep these meats looking fresh and delicious, they need to add preservatives. Typically, these include sodium nitritte and sodium nitrate, which have been linked to colon cancer. 

If you would like to enjoy these delicious meats, make sure you choose uncured meat that is nitrate-free and preferably grass-fed. This will ensure the best quality meat and pose less risk to your health. 

4. Canned Food

This one is a little surprising, however, most cans are lined with a chemical called bisphenol-A (BPA). This harmful chemical has been shown to alter the genes inside the brain. BPA is on the radar of the FDA as they are working to try and get BPA removed or at least significantly reduced in canned goods. You know a chemical is harmful for you when the FDA feels the need to actually step in and enforce changes to the way food is prepared and stored. 

5. Soda

This one probably doesn’t surprise anyone. These deadly drinks are loaded with sugar, colouring and of course, chemicals. Drinking pop will actually acidify your body and lead to creating a perfect host for cancerous cells. Believe it or not but soda pop will actually “feed” the cancerous cells so drinking too much of this is just asking for issues in the long run. 

6. White Flour

This one can be found in a lot of food and it is definitely not a nice food item to be enjoying. Basically, they refine the flour, which causes all the nutrients to be lost, then the proceed to bleach the flour with chlorine to make it more appetizing to the consumers. As you may have guessed, chlorine gas is not something you should be eating on a daily basis. You get absolutely no nutritional value from white flour and the added chemicals become cancer-causing agents. 

7. Farmed Salmon

While freshly caught fish is full of amazing protein and antioxidants, farmed fish is full of harmful chemicals. Unfortunately, most of the fish you see in the grocery store has been farmed, so it becomes difficult finding fresh, uncontaminated fish. 

What is so bad with farmed fish? Great question. For starters, they are fed an unnatural diet that is loaded with chemicals, pesticides and antibiotics, which are known to cause cancer. Due to the poor quality food, farmed salmon don’t develop that nice pink flesh that they do in the wild. Don’t worry though, as our fish farmers give them plenty of chemicals so they have that nice reddish-pink colour when they hit your table. 

Oh, and one last not about farmed salmon. Tests have been conducted and most farmed salmon are high in PCB’s, mercury and of course cancer-causing dioxins. Only eat wild fish and leave the farmed fish alone. They are basically a swimming cesspool of cancer-causing chemicals. 

8. Hydrogenated Oils

Stay away from the various vegetable oils and opt for high quality oils such as Grape Seed Oil. Vegetable oils have basically been chemically extracted from their source plant and then treated with even more chemicals. In case that wasn’t enough, then they add in additional chemicals to alter the smell and taste of the oil. 

Of course, vegetable oils are also jam-packed with unhealthy Omega-6 fats, which are known to cause damage to the membranes of our cells. Do yourself a favour and avoid vegetable oil at all costs. 

9. Potato Chips

This one hurts to put on the list but it is true, chips will cause cancer. Besides being loaded with trans-fat, which is known to increase cholesterol levels, potato chips are also filled with chemicals. 

Most types of chips will have artificial colours, flavours as well as many different preservatives to keep them fresh and tasty. Unfortunately, these chemicals lead to complications in the body. To make matters worse, chips are fried at extremely high temperatures, which give them that wonderful crunch. Unfortunately, the great-tasting crunch comes with a price as this frying process creates a material called acrylamide, which is a known carcinogen and also readily found in cigarettes. 

If you need to eat some potato chips then you should probably opt for the baked potato chips or tortilla chips, which will have fewer chemicals.

10. Diet or Low Fat Foods

Anything that is marked as “Diet” or “Low Fat” is pretty much saying they are loaded with chemicals that are going to wreak havoc on your poor, little body. Typically, these diet foods will be filled up with aspartame, artificial colouring, artificial flavours and preservatives. All of these are known to be cancer-causing agents.

It is best to stay away from these diet or low fat foods and instead eat fresh, organic foods.

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