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What are carcinogenic foods?

What are carcinogenic foods?

Cancer causing foods

  • Processed meat. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), there is “convincing evidence” that processed meat causes cancer.
  • Red meat.
  • Alcohol.
  • Salted fish (Chinese style)
  • Sugary drinks or non-diet soda.
  • Fast food or processed foods.
  • Fruit and vegetables.
  • Tomatoes.

Is chicken carcinogenic?

Certain cooking methods produce PhIP, a known colon and breast carcinogen in rodents and possibly a human carcinogen, at substantially higher levels in chicken than has been reported previously in red meat.

What are carcinogens and what can cause them?

A carcinogen is any substance or agent that causes cancer. It does so by altering the cellular metabolism or by damaging DNA in our cells, interfering with normal cellular processes. The identification of substances in the environment that cause people to become ill with cancer helps in prevention efforts.

What are the sources of carcinogen?

Processed meats such as bacon,sausages,hot dogs,pepperoni,prosciutto,beef jerky and salami (any meat that has been preserved by curing,salting or smoking,or by adding chemical preservatives)

  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Salted fish (Chinese style)
  • Burned or heavily barbecued foods
  • Red meat including,beef,veal,pork,lamb,mutton,horse and goat

    • What are some examples of carcinogens?

    Tobacco.

  • Radon.
  • Asbestos.
  • Crispy,Brown Foods.
  • Formaldehyde.
  • Ultraviolet Rays.
  • Alcohol.
  • Processed Meat.
  • Engine Exhaust.
  • Pollution.

    • What are the effects of carcinogens?

    Some carcinogens do not affect DNA directly, but lead to cancer in other ways. For example, they may cause cells to divide at a faster than normal rate, which could increase the chances that DNA changes will occur. Carcinogens do not cause cancer in every case, all the time.

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