WHO officially recognizes the top 9 cancer-causing foods

These foods are loved by many people, however they are not good, and are even very harmful to the body if eaten too much .

Foods that cause cancer are recognized by WHO

1. Processed meats

Ham, sausage, bacon. are products that many people love because of their convenience and deliciousness. However, this group of foods contains chemical preservatives to help keep the food fresh, delicious, and delicious. However, these are also cancer-causing agents.

Nitrite and nitrate salts in processed meat are associated with an increased risk of cancer, especially colon and rectal cancer.

2. Microwaved popcorn

Microwave popcorn can cause cancer.

There's nothing better than watching a movie and eating popcorn, right? However, people need to be careful when using this food. Because, for a while, people thought that inhaling the aroma from a popcorn bag could increase the risk of lung cancer.

This has been proven not to be true. But science has found another "death scythe". Accordingly, this poison is located in the non-stick layer on the inside of the burn bag. If we put it in the microwave and spin it, the high temperature will cause it to decompose into the compound perflourooctanoic acid . This compound will increase the risk of cancer. Not only that, the glue around the bag can also release toxins when the burn bag is heated.

3. Carbonated drinks

Similar to processed meat, carbonated water has been scientifically proven to be one of the causes of cancer. Because carbonated water has a high sugar content, chemicals used in food, coloring agents. have the ability to acidify the body. This causes aging and creates conditions for cancer cells to form and grow rapidly.

4. Grilled red meat

 Grilled red meat releases heterocylic amines - a common carcinogen.

Almost everyone "loves" this dish. But scientists have found that grilled red meat releases heterocylic amines. This is a common carcinogen. The US National Cancer Institute also stated: Cooking meat at high temperatures like over charcoal will create strong carcinogens and increase the risk of developing malignant cancer cells.

5. Refined sugar

Refined sugar not only increases the risk of tooth decay or weight gain, but consuming too much can cause many cancers such as breast, prostate, bladder, pancreatic, and rectal cancer.

6. Unsaturated cooking oil

Unsaturated cooking oils are extracted from plants through a complex chemical process. Unsaturated cooking oils contain large amounts of omge 6 fatty acids. This trans fat can increase the risk of heart attack or increase the risk of skin, pancreatic, and rectal cancer.

7. Canned tomatoes

Most canned foods cause concern because consumers are not assured about the quality of the cans. Boxes are often made from a chemical called bisphenol-A, also known as BPA.

A study published in May 2013 showed that BPA actually affects the activity of genes in the brains of laboratory mice.

Tomatoes contain high levels of acid, so they easily leach BPA from the can. Therefore, you should not feed this food to young children.

8. Pickled vegetables

With pickled vegetables, if you don't know how to prepare and eat them correctly, you can easily get cancer.

Pickled pickles and pickled eggplants are familiar dishes in Vietnamese family meals. However, experts say: If you do not know how to do and eat properly, you are very susceptible to cancer. When pickled melons and eggplants still have a pungent, spicy taste and have not been thoroughly fermented, the nitrate content converted into nitrite will combine with amino acid in the food and convert into nitrosamine. This substance has been proven to cause cancer.

Furthermore, during the processing process, if it is not carefully preserved and left to ferment for too long, it is also susceptible to bacterial invasion. In addition, this dish also contains a large amount of salt, which is harmful to health.

9. Salted fish

Some types of dried salted fish often have high salt concentrations, others may also contain flavorings and nitrites. Nitrite when entering the body will react with proteins and form nitrosamine - a powerful carcinogen. At the same time, it is also one of the four main chemical contaminants in food, which can increase the likelihood of tumor formation in the digestive system.