The WHO warns of sausage and red meat. However, these are not the only foods that endanger our health. Some can even be very dangerous. Unfortunately, especially especially popular products. What you should better do without, you can find here.
- A third of all cancer is caused by improper diet.
- Particularly dangerous are the highly processed meats and red meat are according to the WHO.
- You should also throw away moldy food.
Cancer is after cardiovascular disease the second leading cause of death. According to the world health organization (WHO) die every year, about 8.2 million people of the disease. Experts believe that in Germany, around 35 percent of all cancers on the account of incorrect diet.
Especially five food represent a large risk:
- Red meat: researchers at The to the WHO belonging to the international cancer research Agency (IARC), “strong evidence” for a connection between the consumption of red meat and colorectal cancer. Also for the prostate and the pancreas, the carcinogenic effect was obvious.
- Hot Dogs: The popular sausages contain nitrates. This additive ensures on the one hand for the color and makes the meat more durable. Nitrates themselves are harmless. Dangerous, however, when together with protein (amines) in the meat , nitrosamines form. This happens easily in an acidic environment, as it is roughly in the stomach.
In animal tests researchers were able to demonstrate that nitrosamines can cause cancer. Epidemiological studies also indicate that nitrosamines, particularly stomach and Colon cancer trigger.
Similarly dangerous is the processed and cured meat such as bacon.
- French fries and Chips: the fry is produced in French fries acrylamidein animal studies to be carcinogenic. “In high doses, it is also damaging the nerves”, explains Susanne-Remers from the cancer information service, German cancer research center.
Acrylamide is present in all carbohydrate-rich foods heated to high temperatures. The body of the fabric in Glycidamid, which may be for a genetic change responsible. Mutant cells, in turn, increase the tumor risk.
However, acrylamide is not the only danger lies in the fries. Since they are often in a hardened fat, deep-fried, so-called TRANS fats in the Fries. TRANS-fats do not increase directly the risk of cancer. But you will be able to dock in the body at places, which are actually provided to healthy unsaturated fatty acids. A consequence is that The body never feels really tired, which often leads to weight gain, which in turn increases the risk of cancer.
- Donuts: sweet, fried dough rings included – such as the French – often, acrylamide and TRANS-fats. In addition, make you fat due to the huge amounts of sugar and fat, the include.
- Grilled: Burning fat can grilled meat to a large health risk. Dripping fat from the meat in the embers arises benzopyrene, the smoke then turn the meat to contaminate can. The fabric, the substances to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), is the main cause for cancer of the stomach. Remedy a foil between the grill and gluten-free, or the choice of a lean type of meat.
With the waiver of grilled it is not done but, unfortunately, the burned Salami on the Pizza may contain dangerous hydrocarbons.
Mold is always a risk
Another big risk factor is mold, no matter the food. Mold fungi can be proven to boost cancer. The mycotoxins acting but not only carcinogenic, they can harm also nervous system and genetic material.
Susanne Weg-Remers from the cancer information service advises, therefore, moldy food to throw away and not to take any “rescue attempts”. The fungi distribute their spores quickly. Simple Cut away, therefore, brings of.