Foods that increase the risk of cancer and should be avoided

GĐXH - Many foods you eat every day can increase your risk of cancer, but the worrying thing is that many of these dishes are favorite dishes of many people, even used for daily meals.

Processed meat (typically sausages, bacon...)

Processed meats such as sausages, ham, bacon, etc. have been classified by WHO as group 1 carcinogens.

The reason is that during processing, these meats are often marinated with a lot of salt, leading to the formation of nitrites.

Foods that increase the risk of cancer.

When entering the body, nitrites will be converted into nitrosamines under the action of stomach acid, increasing the risk of cancer, especially colorectal, stomach and esophageal cancer. Therefore, although delicious, you should limit your intake of these processed meats.

Salted fish

Fish that has been salted for many days to develop a smell or fish that has been salted and dried are foods with very high salt content. If eaten too much, it can increase the risk of nasopharyngeal cancer and stomach cancer.

Because they can produce nitrosamines when entering the body, increasing the risk of cancer. In addition, the drying process has the potential to cause bacterial contamination, mold, and can produce aflatoxin.

Fish salted for many days to develop a smell or fish salted and then dried are foods with very high salt content.

To minimize the risk, you can soak the fish in warm water before eating to remove some of the salt and absolutely do not eat moldy or strange-smelling fish.

Hot food (over 65 degrees Celsius)

Food that is too hot, especially above 65 degrees Celsius, can damage the lining of the esophagus.

Damaged esophageal epithelial cells will repair themselves and continue to grow, but in the process, cells can grow abnormally and lead to esophageal cancer.

WHO has warned that hot drinks and foods can cause type 2A cancer. Therefore, we should avoid eating hot foods regularly.

Betel and areca nut

Betel quid, a familiar food in many countries, is classified by WHO as a class 1 carcinogen.

They contain arecoline, a substance that can damage normal cells and affect the DNA repair process, leading to oral cancer, esophageal cancer and other cancers. In addition, the rough fibers of areca will rub and injure the oral mucosa. The lime in this dish further accelerates the cancerization process of cells.

Moldy food

Moldy foods such as rice, soybeans, nuts, bread, etc. can produce aflatoxin - a powerful carcinogen.

In addition to causing acute poisoning, aflatoxin can also accumulate in cells and cause many cancers.

Moldy foods such as rice, soybeans, nuts, bread, etc. can produce aflatoxin - a powerful carcinogen.

Especially liver cancer. Therefore, even if you are frugal, you should not eat moldy food to protect your health.

Burnt BBQ

Grilled foods are inherently unhealthy, especially when they are burnt. This can produce benzopyrene, a very strong carcinogen that has been repeatedly warned by the WHO.

This substance can cause lung, stomach, esophageal, bladder and many other types of cancer. To reduce the risk, you should limit eating burnt grilled food and limit grilling with fire, smoke... especially charcoal. Only grill until done, when burnt or charred, you should throw it away, do not eat to protect your health.

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