Got cancer? Limit processed foods…
Limit your consumption of processed foods. People who eat large amounts of smoked, pickled, cured, fried, charcoal-broiled, and processed meats have a higher incidence of stomach and esophageal tumors. Smoked foods contain polyaromatic hydrocarbons that are known carcinogens. The salt in pickled foods can injure the stomach wall and facilitate tumor formation. Nitrites, commonly found in bacon and hot dogs, as well as in processed meats, can form nitrosamines, established carcinogens. However, consuming these foods along with good sources of vitamins C and E reduces the formation of nitrosamines.
