Consumer Warning: Processed Meats Cause Cancer

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Consumer Warning:

Processed Meats Cause Cancer

NewsTarget.com

Source: www.newstarget.com/007024.html

 

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

By Mike Adams

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, visit www.TruthPublishing.com/GroceryWarning.html