Consumer Warning: Processed Meats Cause Cancer

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Consumer Warning: Processed Meats Cause Cancer

 

Processed Meats Cause Cancer

NewsTarget.com

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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