1. Microwave Popcorn

Those little bags of popcorn are so convenient to
just stick in the microwave, you wouldn’t think for
a minute that they could be dangerous to your
health, but they are.
First, let’s talk about the bag itself. Proved by
Wikipedia , conventional microwave popcorn bags
are lined with a chemical called perfluorooctanoic
acid ( PFOA). This is a toxin you can find in
Teflon also. According to a recent study at the
University of California, PFOA is linked to
infertility in women. Numerous studies in lab
animals and humans show that exposure to
PFOA significantly increases the risk of kidney,
bladder, liver, pancreas and testicular cancers.
You can read more about this substance and the
above mentioned studies at cancer.org .
Now, let’s talk about the contents. Although every
manufacturer uses slightly different ingredients,
most of them use soybean oil (a GMO product)
as well as various preservatives such as propyl
gallate, a chemical that is causes stomach
problems and skin rashes. Now they don’t
actually say they are using GMO corn kernels, but
that’s because the government says they don’t
have to. Even if they don’t use GMO corn, you
can bet they aren’t using organic corn!
Also, applied to the popcorn itself, is a chemical
called diacetyl . Use of this chemical caused
Conagra Foods to remove it from their brand of
popcorn, ACT, because it was causing lung
diseases in the workers at their factory.

2. Non-organic fruits

Fruits that are non-organic are contaminated with
some very dangerous pesticides such as atrazine,
thiodicarb, and organophosphates, as well as
high nitrogen fertilizers.
Atrazine is banned in European countries. This is a weed killer that cause severe problems in humans, especially in our reproductive capabilities.
Conventional foods are also subjected to an
enormous amount of these types’ chemicals as
well as hormones, to make the fruit and veggies
grow bigger. Apples are probably the worst
offenders with pesticides showing on more than
98 per cent of all apples tested. Fruits with a 90
per cent positive rate of pesticide residue
included oranges, strawberries, and grapes.
Washing fruit does not remove 100 per cent of
the residue. Pesticides are toxic chemicals to
insects as well as human beings.

3. Canned Tomatoes

Actually, most canned foods are a concern
because of what the can is lined with. The lining
of almost all canned foods are made with a
chemical called bisphenol-A, or BPA .
A study published in May of 2013 by the
Proceeding of the National Academy of Sciences
showed that BPA actually affects the way genes
work inside the brain of rats.
Tomatoes are exceptionally dangerous due to
their high acidity , which seems to cause BPA to
leech from the lining of the can into the tomatoes
themselves. The level of BPA can be so high in
fact; you should seriously consider not feeding
them to children. Be safe and avoid cans.
Cook fresh or buy glass bottles.

4. Processed Meats

What exactly are processed meats? This is a long
list that includes, but is not limited to, sausages,
hot dogs, bacon, most lunch meats like bologna
or pimento loaf.
Researchers who wrote in the journal of BMC
Medicine said that the excessive salts and
chemicals that are used when making processed
meats are damaging to your health. The study
showed that 1 in every 17 people who were
involved in the study died and those who ate 160
grams or more of processed meats increased
their risk of early death as much as 44 percent
within 12 years as opposed to those who ate 20
grams or less. This study involved people from 10
European countries and went on for almost 13
years.
All these processed meats contain numerous
chemicals and preservatives, including sodium
nitrates , which make them, look appealing and
fresh but are well known carcinogens. Smoking
meats seem to be particularly bad as the meat
picks up tar from the smoking process. Yes, tar,
the same deadly ingredient that cigarette smoke
contains.

5. Farmed Salmon

Although fish sounds like one of the healthiest
foods possible, farmed salmon is one you should
avoid.
These fish are fed unnatural diets and are
contaminated with chemicals, antibiotics,
pesticides, and other known carcinogens . They
live in very crowded conditions which results in
these fish having 30 times the number of sea lice
than wild salmon. (Doesn’t that sound
appetizing?) Farmed salmon are fed chemicals to
make their meat that reddish pink color that
should occur naturally but doesn’t because of the
diet of chicken litter that they are fed.
Also, due to their diet, they have less of the
healthy omega-3 that we think we are getting
when we consume fish. Studies have also shown
that farmed salmon contain high levels of PCB’s,
mercury, and cancer causing dioxins. Avoid
farmed salmon and buy it canned or look for
labels in your market that state the fish you are
buying is wild sockeye salmon.

6. Potato Chips

Yes, we know, potato chips are cheap, great
tasting, quick snack, however, the negative
effects they have on your body may not be worth
the little bit of pleasure you derive from these
crispy snacks.
Potato chips are high in both fat and calories ,
which are sure to bring on weight gain. A study
done in the New England Journal of medicine
found that eating just 1 ounce of potato chips per
day caused an average 2 pound weight gain in
one year. Besides being full of trans-fats which
can cause high cholesterol in most people, they
have excessive sodium levels which, for many
people, cause high blood pressure.
Potato chips have artificial flavors, numerous
preservatives, and colors as well, which is
something else your body doesn’t need. Potato
chips are fried in high temperatures to make them
crispy but this also causes them to make a
material called acrylamide, a known carcinogen
that is also found in cigarettes.
It’s hard to say no to your kids demands for
chips sometimes, therefore, as a sneaky
alternative, buy them baked potato chips or
tortilla chips which are at least lower in both fat
and calories. Air popped popcorn and whole
wheat pretzels are another healthier option. Or try
baked apple chips or banana chips which are
dehydrated. Both are crispy and are far healthier
than regular potato chips.

7. Hydrogenated oils

Let’s start from the point that all hydrogenated
oils are vegetable oils. Vegetable oils cannot be
extracted naturally like butter is, vegetable oils
must be chemically removed from their source,
and then they are changed to be more acceptable
to consumers. They are frequently deodorized
and colored to look appealing.
All vegetable oils contain high levels of Omega–6
fatty acids. An excess of Omega- 6 fatty acids
cause health problems, such as heart disease and
in increase in various cancers, especially skin
cancer. You need a good balance of both Omega
3 and Omega 6. Try to get plenty of Omega 3
every day. You can do this in the form of
supplements and grass fed meats, also fatty fish
such as salmon and mackerel are a very good
source of Omega 3.
Hydrogenated oils are used to preserve processed
foods and keep them looking appealing for a long
as possible. Hydrogenated oils influence our cell
membranes’ structure and flexibility, which is
linked to cancer.

8. Foods that are highly
salted, pickled, or smoked

Foods that are cured by use of nitrates or nitrites
act as preservatives as well as adding color to
the meat. Although nitrates do not cause cancer
in and of themselves, under certain conditions
these chemicals change once they are inside the
body into N-nitroso composites. It’s this N-
nitroso that is associated with a greater increase
the risk of developing cancers .
Smoking foods such as meat or nuts causes
these food items to absorb considerable amounts
of the tar that smoke produces. Tar is a known
carcinogen. Meats such as bacon, sausage,
bologna, and salami are high in fat and salt.
Pickled foods are also very high in salts.
There is overwhelming evidence that eating these
types of foods greatly increases the risk of
colorectal cancer and higher rates of stomach
cancer. The rates of stomach cancer are much
greater in places such as Japan where a
traditional diet contains many foods that are
highly salted, and/or smoked.

9. Highly processed white
flours

Most of you have already heard by now that
white flour is not a good thing, but you most
likely have no idea just how bad it really is for
your health. Refining grains destroys its natural
nutrients. Mills are no longer content with waiting
for their flour to whiten with time; mills now
bleach flour with a chemical called chlorine gas.
White flour lurks in many processed foods. White processed flour has a very high glycemic rate which quickly raises the blood sugar level and insulin levels, which can be a direct cause of diabetes, not to mention it is believed that it spreads cancer cells by feeding the cells directly.
Cancerous tumors feed mostly on the sugars in
your bloodstream. By avoiding refined grains
such as white flour, you can avoid, or at the very
least, starve tumors.

10. GMO’s

Genetically modified organisms, more commonly
called GMO’s, are foods that have been modified
by chemicals and grown with chemicals.
In a study done by Dr. Pusztai at the Rowett
Institute in Scotland, rats were fed GMO foods,
especially potatoes. ALL rats showed damaged
immune systems, pre-cancerous cell growths,
along with smaller brains and livers, in just the
first 10 days of the project.
GMO’s do not have to be listed on food labels, so
read carefully and look for labels that state the
food is GMO free.

11. Refined Sugars

Refined sugars are not only known to spike
insulin levels , but also to be the most preferable
food for cancer cells , thus promoting their
growth.
Cancers seem to have a sweet tooth. This is a
known fact that has been around for many years.
The Nobel laureate in medicine, German Otto
Warburg, back in 1931, first discovered that
tumors and cancers both use sugars to “feed”
themselves and/or to increase in size. In order to
proliferate, cancer cells seem to prefer feeding on
fructose-rich sweeteners like high-fructose corn
syrup (HFCS); the reason is that HFCS is being
metabolized by cancer cells most quickly and
easily.
Now it is clear why high-fructose corn syrup is
considered the worst offender. And since cakes,
pies, cookies, sodas, juices, sauces, cereals, and
many other extremely popular, mostly processed,
food items are loaded with refined sugars and
HFCS in particular, this helps explain why cancer
rates are on the rise these days.

12. Artificial Sweeteners

Most people use artificial sweeteners to either
lose weight or because they are diabetic and
must avoid sugar. The main problem in all this is
that there are numerous studies that show people
who consume artificial sweeteners on a regular
basis, such as in sodas, or coffee sweeteners,
actually gain weight. It also does little or nothing
to help those with diabetes.
In fact, artificial sweeteners actually make it even
more difficult to control their blood sugar levels
and worsen conditions that are related to
diabetes such as cataracts and gastro paresis.
Sometimes aspartame has been found to cause
convulsions, which some people will mistake for
an insulin reaction.
Not to mention that artificial sweeteners inhibit
your body’s ability to monitor its daily calorie
consumption and make the body crave even more
sweets. Well, we’ve already discussed how
refined sugars can cause cancer.
There is mounting evidence that the chemicals
that make up these sweeteners, especially
aspartame, break down in the body into a deadly
toxin called DKP . When your stomach processes
this chemical, it in turn produces chemicals that
can cause cancer, especially brain tumors.

13. Diet Anything

Diet foods, including frozen foods, or
prepackaged foods labeled as “diet” or “low fat”,
including diet sodas, generally contain aspartame,
which is a chemical, artificial sweetener that we
talk about in detail above. There are numerous
studies showing that aspartame causes many
diseases and sicknesses such as cancers, birth
defects, and heart problems.
All “diet” food is chemically processed and made
from super refined ingredients, excessive sodium
levels, as well as artificial colors and flavors to
make it taste good. Don’t ever forget, artificial
anything is NOT real food!
There have been many studies that show that
these additives, for some people, can actually be
addicting. They feed that “feel good” part in your
brain, similar to cocaine! Well, that actually
makes sense because if you become addicted to
these foods, the companies making them are
certain to score a lot of money, aren’t they?
Be smart and eat nature’s own, natural “diet”
food; fruits and vegetables! (Organic, of course!)

14. Alcohol

An American study that followed the diet and
lifestyles of more than 200,000 women for almost
14 years found that postmenopausal women who
drank one drink per day or less had an almost 30
percent increase in breast cancer rates compared
to women who did not drink at all.
Alcohol use is the second leading cause of
cancer, right behind tobacco use. While a
moderate or low consumption of alcohol can be
healthy and lead to a reduced risk of heart
disease, excessive drinking is known to cause
heart failure, stroke, and sudden death. In 2007,
experts working for the World Health
Organizations International Agency for Research
on Cancer looked at the scientific evidence
regarding cancer and alcohol use from 27
different studies. They found sufficient evidence
to state that excessive alcohol use is the main
cause of mouth, esophagus, liver, colon, mouth,
rectum, and female breast cancers.
Don’t fret! You can still enjoy that glass of wine
with dinner, but, for your health’s sake, no more
than one!

15. Red Meat

There is evidence that shows that red
meat is actually a good thing in your diet, in
small, infrequent amounts, Grass fed beef
contains conjugated linoleic acid that actually
fights against certain cancers.
However, in a study done over a 10 year period,
eating red meat every day, even a small amount,
such as that quarter pound hamburger you like to
enjoy at lunch, increased a man’s risk of dying
from cancer by 22 percent and a woman’s
chance by 20 percent. A separate research study
has shown that eating a lot of red meat
increased the risk of breast, prostate, and colon
cancer.
Red meat seems particularly dangerous when
talking about colon cancer . A study done in the
US followed almost 150,000 people between the
ages of 50 and 74. This study showed that the
long term consumption of red meat significantly
increased the amount of colon cancer found in
the subjects studied. On the other hand, the long
term consumption of fish and poultry appeared to
be protective in nature.
Save those steaks for a
once in while treat and be sure you are
consuming grass fed, organic beef for your best
health.


16. Soda Pop

Perhaps you heard about the recent study that
was published in May in the American Journal of
Nutrition? It found that people who consumed
more than one soda per day had a higher risk of
stroke than people who did not drink sodas.
Loaded with sugar , sodas are an empty source of
calories that cause weight gain and contribute to
the nationwide epidemic of obesity. Drinking large
amounts of this rapidly digested sugar causes
your blood sugar to spike which can lead to both
inflammation and insulin resistance . Soda is
often the root cause of gastro-esophageal reflux
disease, which is when the contents of the
stomach leak into the esophagus causing not
only pain but an actual burning of the esophagus
from stomach acid.
Although sodas are not a direct cause of ulcers,
they are known to irritate and make those with
ulcers have more pain. Sodas also contain
artificial colorings and food chemicals like
derivative 4-methylimidazole (4-MI) ; no wonder
soda pop has been shown to cause cancer.

http://naturalon.com/16-of-the-most-cancer-causing-foods/

op thanks .......
but pls I am of the opinion that instead of posting articles on food that we shouldn't eat or that are dangerous .....can we just concentrate on the good ones the one we should only eat ......cos me I'm confused I Dont know what to eat again oooo.....

Do u know Nigeria minister of agriculture once ordered about 40,000 GMO seeds from MOSANTO, the world largest agrochemical agricultural biotechnology company? U will never know what u eat.

What's however amazing is the fact the US govt refused to compel these GMO companies to label their products. That is a very sinister move if u ask me. Population control comes to mind.

Good advice.

Once as an experiment, went off sugar and soft drinks. Lost 6kg in 3 months.

philtrum:
op thanks .......
but pls I am of the opinion that instead of posting articles on food that we shouldn't eat or that are dangerous .....can we just concentrate on the good ones the one we should only eat ......cos me I'm confused I Dont know what to eat again oooo.....

Lol.You can consume somethings listed above but in little quantity(ies).

pimplucious:
Do u know Nigeria minister of agriculture once ordered about 40,000 GMO seeds from MOSANTO, the world largest agrochemical agricultural biotechnology company? U will never know what u eat.

What's however amazing is the fact the US govt refused to compel these GMO companies to label their products. That is a very sinister move if u ask me. Population control comes to mind.

Haa That Tomato Side!! Make i go tell mummy say i no dey follow them chop cancer again

Morhziez:
Haa That Tomato Side!! Make i go tell mummy say i no dey follow them chop cancer again

lol

Cyborg01:

Lol scared?

pimplucious:


Lol scared?

Yes na

Cyborg01:


Lol.You can consume somethings listed above but in little quantity(ies).

Noooo don't even consume from the list at all. It has a negative effect in the long term even when consumed in little quantity. There are millions of other options dear.

Cyborg01:


Lol.You can consume somethings listed above but in little quantity(ies).

okay ooo..

pimplucious:


Noooo don't even consume from the list at all. It has a negative effect in the long term even when consumed in little quantity. There are millions of other options dear.

pimplucious.......I think I will go with your idea of not eating anything on that list.....its scary