There are some food that people who are at high risk for developing cancer should definitely avoid. Generally, said natural-health researcher Mike Adams, they should avoid food which contain ingredients known to cause cancer such as refined sugar and grains, hydrogenated oil, and nitrates. But which food are the absolute worst?
The top 5 cancer-causing food are:
1. Hot Dogs
Because they are high in nitrates. The cancer-prevention coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs/month. If you can't live without hot dog, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
2. Processed Meat & 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
Doughnuts are cancer-causing double-trouble. First, they are made from flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oil, then fried at high temperature. Doughnut, said 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 from hydrogenated oil and then fried at high temperature. 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 from flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels claim to be "free of trans fat" generally contain small amount of trans fat.
