1. Which food causes cancer?
It's about recycled meat.
Sausages (cooked, smoked, ignored).
Hot Dogs. Bacon, ham, canned meat.
What does science say?
The WTO has classified the processed meat as the cancer of 1st group (like cigarettes and asbestos).
50 grams of sausages (one sausages) increases the risk of intestinal cancer by 18% a day (study of the International Center for Cancer Research).
2. Why is processed meat so dangerous?
3 main reasons.
Nitrites and nitrates (preservatives E250, E251) - they turn into cancer nitrosamines in the stomach. Smoking and frying, causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) that can cause cancer.
The surplus of salt and fat damages the intestinal mucosa, causing chronic inflammation. For example,
In Finland, mortality from gastric cancer has decreased by 40%, after the ban of nitrite in sausages.
What can I replace the sausage?
Safe alternatives.
Fresh meat (chicken, turkey, beef), make yourself.
Fish (salmon, mackerel) contains omega-3 who protects cancer.
Vegetable proteins (beans, lentils, tofu).
