Processed Meats May Cause Cancer
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free skin care · Sun Jul 12, 2009 6:05 am

(I added the 'MAY' in the title-- Inky)

edit: I believe that both nitrates and nitrites are harmful, if memory serves.

Processed meat consumption results in 67% increase in pancreatic cancer risk, says new research
Consuming processed meats increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, says new research conducted at the University of Hawaii that followed nearly 200,000 men and women for seven years. According to lead study author Ute Nothlings, people who consumed the most processed meats (hot dogs and sausage) showed a 67% increased risk of pancreatic cancer over those who consumed little or no meat products.

But researchers failed to accurately identify the culprit responsible for this increased risk of pancreatic cancer, says one author. The true cause of the heightened cancer risk is the widespread use of a carcinogenic precursor ingredient known as sodium nitrite by food processing companies, says nutritionist Mike Adams, author of the just-published Grocery Warning manual.

Nearly all processed meats are made with sodium nitrite: breakfast sausage, hot dogs, jerkies, bacon, lunch meat, and even meats in canned soup products. Yet this ingredient is a precursor to highly carcinogenic nitrosamines -- potent cancer-causing chemicals that accelerate the formation and growth of cancer cells throughout the body. When consumers eat sodium nitrite in popular meat products, nitrosamines are formed in the body where they promote the growth of various cancers, including colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer, says Adams.

Sodium nitrite is a dangerous, cancer-causing ingredient that has no place in the human food supply," he explains. The USDA actually tried to ban sodium nitrite in the 1970's, but was preempted by the meat processing industry, which relies on the ingredient as a color fixer to make foods look more visually appealing. "The meat industry uses sodium nitrite to sell more meat products at the expense of public health," says Adams. "And this new research clearly demonstrates the link between the consumption of processed meats and cancer."

Pancreatic cancer isn't the only negative side effect of consuming processed meats such as hot dogs. Leukemia also skyrockets by 700% following the consumption of hot dogs. (Preston-Martin, S. et al. "N-nitroso compounds and childhood brain tumors: A case-control study." Cancer Res. 1982; 42:5240-5.) Other links between processed meats and disease are covered in detail in the Grocery Warning manual.

Adams wrote Grocery Warning to warn consumers about the toxic, disease-causing ingredients found in everyday foods and groceries (see related ebook on groceries). "There are certain ingredients found in common grocery products that directly promote cancer, diabetes, heart disease, depression, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis and even behavioral disorders," Adams explains. His Grocery Warning manual covers them all, teaching readers how to prevent and even help reverse chronic diseases by avoiding the foods and food ingredients that cause disease.

According to Adams, consumers can help reduce the cancer-causing effects of sodium nitrite by consuming protective antioxidants before meals, such as vitamin C and vitamin E. But no vitamin offers 100% protection. The only safe strategy is to avoid sodium nitrite completely.

Adams especially warns expectant mothers to avoid consuming sodium nitrite due to the greatly heightened risk of brain tumors in infants. Parents are also warned to avoid feeding their children products that contain sodium nitrite, including all popular hot dogs, bacon, jerkies, breakfast sausages and pizzas made with pepperoni or other processed meats. "Sodium nitrite is especially dangerous to fetuses, infants and children," says Adams.

Sadly, nearly all school lunch programs currently serve schoolchildren meat products containing sodium nitrite. Hospital cafeterias also serve this cancer-causing ingredient to patients. Sodium nitrite is found in literally thousands of different menu items at fast food restaurants and dining establishments. "The use of this ingredient is widespread," says Adams, and it's part of the reason we're seeing skyrocketing rates of cancer in every society that consumes large quantities of processed meats."

Some companies are now offering nitrite-free and nitrate-free meat products, which are far healthier alternatives, but those products are difficult to find and are typically available only at health food stores or natural grocers. Consumers can look for "Nitrite-free" or "Nitrate-free" labels when shopping for meat products. They can also purchase fresh meats, which are almost never prepared with sodium nitrite.

The new research on processed meats points to a chemical toxin as the cause of the increased cancer risk. A heightened cancer risk of 67% is "gigantic," warns Adams. "This is clearly not due to macronutrient differences. This is the kind of risk increase you only see with ingredient toxicity. Something in these processed meats is poisoning people, and the evidence points straight to sodium nitrite."

To learn more about Grocery Warning, visitwww.TruthPublishing.com/GroceryWarning.html

http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/processedmeat050305.cfm

free skin care · Tue Jul 14, 2009 11:36 am

I also think most of us don't realize how little protein we actually need per day and stuff ourselves with it (as opposed with healty vegetables).

We need 2 portions of protein daily

75 grs of meat, fish or poultry IS one portion of protein.

1/4 cup of nuts is a portion of proteins

3/4 cup of beans, lentils, etc. is a portion of proteins

2 tbsp of peanut butter is a portion of proteins.

So as we can see, if we eat a a big spinach salad with 1/4 cup of nuts, and then a meatless lentil stew at night, we already got all the protein we need.

Also, after realizing how little protein we actually need, we can be more "picky" in choosing our meat.

For e.g., I only eat grass-fed organic beef from sustainable farms. Yes, it's more expensive but I don't need that much. I only eat wild salmon and artic char. I don't eat farmed fish at all. And I try to eat mostly vegetable sources of protein, which is better for the environment anyways (and our healh too!).

Thus, there's no need for processed meats full of preservatives or chemicals... Smile

free skin care · Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:04 pm

I would think that as we get older we probably need less protein than when we were younger. I've never seen an age-appropriate breakdown of this, but it seems like common sense.

free skin care · Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:42 am

InkyProse wrote:

(I added the 'MAY' in the title-- Inky)

edit: I believe that both nitrates and nitrites are harmful, if memory serves.

Processed meat consumption results in 67% increase in pancreatic cancer risk, says new research
Consuming processed meats increases the risk of pancreatic cancer, says new research conducted at the University of Hawaii that followed nearly 200,000 men and women for seven years. According to lead study author Ute Nothlings, people who consumed the most processed meats (hot dogs and sausage) showed a 67% increased risk of pancreatic cancer over those who consumed little or no meat products.

But researchers failed to accurately identify the culprit responsible for this increased risk of pancreatic cancer, says one author. The true cause of the heightened cancer risk is the widespread use of a carcinogenic precursor ingredient known as sodium nitrite by food processing companies, says nutritionist Mike Adams, author of the just-published Grocery Warning manual.

Nearly all processed meats are made with sodium nitrite: breakfast sausage, hot dogs, jerkies, bacon, lunch meat, and even meats in canned soup products. Yet this ingredient is a precursor to highly carcinogenic nitrosamines -- potent cancer-causing chemicals that accelerate the formation and growth of cancer cells throughout the body. When consumers eat sodium nitrite in popular meat products, nitrosamines are formed in the body where they promote the growth of various cancers, including colorectal cancer and pancreatic cancer, says Adams.

Sodium nitrite is a dangerous, cancer-causing ingredient that has no place in the human food supply," he explains. The USDA actually tried to ban sodium nitrite in the 1970's, but was preempted by the meat processing industry, which relies on the ingredient as a color fixer to make foods look more visually appealing. "The meat industry uses sodium nitrite to sell more meat products at the expense of public health," says Adams. "And this new research clearly demonstrates the link between the consumption of processed meats and cancer."

Pancreatic cancer isn't the only negative side effect of consuming processed meats such as hot dogs. Leukemia also skyrockets by 700% following the consumption of hot dogs. (Preston-Martin, S. et al. "N-nitroso compounds and childhood brain tumors: A case-control study." Cancer Res. 1982; 42:5240-5.) Other links between processed meats and disease are covered in detail in the Grocery Warning manual.

Adams wrote Grocery Warning to warn consumers about the toxic, disease-causing ingredients found in everyday foods and groceries (see related ebook on groceries). "There are certain ingredients found in common grocery products that directly promote cancer, diabetes, heart disease, depression, Alzheimer's disease, osteoporosis and even behavioral disorders," Adams explains. His Grocery Warning manual covers them all, teaching readers how to prevent and even help reverse chronic diseases by avoiding the foods and food ingredients that cause disease.

According to Adams, consumers can help reduce the cancer-causing effects of sodium nitrite by consuming protective antioxidants before meals, such as vitamin C and vitamin E. But no vitamin offers 100% protection. The only safe strategy is to avoid sodium nitrite completely.

Adams especially warns expectant mothers to avoid consuming sodium nitrite due to the greatly heightened risk of brain tumors in infants. Parents are also warned to avoid feeding their children products that contain sodium nitrite, including all popular hot dogs, bacon, jerkies, breakfast sausages and pizzas made with pepperoni or other processed meats. "Sodium nitrite is especially dangerous to fetuses, infants and children," says Adams.

Sadly, nearly all school lunch programs currently serve schoolchildren meat products containing sodium nitrite. Hospital cafeterias also serve this cancer-causing ingredient to patients. Sodium nitrite is found in literally thousands of different menu items at fast food restaurants and dining establishments. "The use of this ingredient is widespread," says Adams, and it's part of the reason we're seeing skyrocketing rates of cancer in every society that consumes large quantities of processed meats."

Some companies are now offering nitrite-free and nitrate-free meat products, which are far healthier alternatives, but those products are difficult to find and are typically available only at health food stores or natural grocers. Consumers can look for "Nitrite-free" or "Nitrate-free" labels when shopping for meat products. They can also purchase fresh meats, which are almost never prepared with sodium nitrite.

The new research on processed meats points to a chemical toxin as the cause of the increased cancer risk. A heightened cancer risk of 67% is "gigantic," warns Adams. "This is clearly not due to macronutrient differences. This is the kind of risk increase you only see with ingredient toxicity. Something in these processed meats is poisoning people, and the evidence points straight to sodium nitrite."

To learn more about Grocery Warning, visitwww.TruthPublishing.com/GroceryWarning.html

http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/processedmeat050305.cfm

Thank you very much to tell us this information.Every day we are busy with our work,it seems we have little time to keep our body healthy.

free skin care · Sat Jul 18, 2009 4:02 pm

All processed foods are bad for you much nutrients removed and bad stuff added.

I do eat a high protein diet from meats/nuts/fish. I've been doing it for 6 years now and my skin has improved and I am much healthier (had metabolic syndrome before on many meds and now I'm fine.

If you are a high triglyceride profile low carb/high protein is the way to go (supported by many MEDLINE articles and mt own experience). If you are a high LDL high HDL person then I do not think it much matters.

I do think from keeping up with articles in Medline that elders need good fats and high protein. HDL high is more important than LDL for heart disease correlations. Too little protein in a diet is usually also correlated with very low fat and B12 in a diet which means hormone production is also low.

MOre anececdotal evidence my sis who is a good and knowledgable cook is a vegan. ALthough she is 8 years younger than me everybody thinks that she is much older.

free skin care · Sun Jul 19, 2009 6:30 am

sharky wrote:

If you are a high triglyceride profile low carb/high protein is the way to go (supported by many MEDLINE articles and mt own experience). If you are a high LDL high HDL person then I do not think it much matters.

I do think from keeping up with articles in Medline that elders need good fats and high protein. HDL high is more important than LDL for heart disease correlations. Too little protein in a diet is usually also correlated with very low fat and B12 in a diet which means hormone production is also low.

Actually, if you go throught medline you will see that weight-reduction, with any type of diet, improves cardiovascular risk factors in people with or without metabolic syndrome.

The current recommendations of the ACC include a balanced diet rich in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats and high in fiber. There's nothing about "high protein" or "low carb", in fact they call for a balanced diet.

All the best,
Josee

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