Processed Meat Unsafe For Human Consumption; Cancer Experts Warn of Dietary Dangers

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Processed Meat Unsafe For Human Consumption; Cancer Experts Warn of Dietary

Dangers

_http://www.newstarget.com/022288.html_

<http://www.newstarget.com/022288.html_>

(http://www.newstarget.com/022288.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/022288.html>)

 

World cancer experts have finally declared what NewsTarget readers learned

nearly four years ago: That processed meats cause cancer, and anyone

seeking

to avoid cancer should avoid eating all processed meats for life.

 

Hundreds of cancer researchers took part in a five-year project spanning

more than 7,000 clinical studies and designed to document the links

between diet

and cancer. Their conclusion, published in the World Cancer Research Fund's

report, Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity and the Prevention of Cancer: a

Global Perspective (2007), has rocked the health world with a

declaration that

all people should immediately stop buying and eating _processed meat_

(http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meat.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meat.html>)

_http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meat.html_

<http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meat.html_>

(http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meat.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meat.html>) products and

that all processed meat should be avoided for life!

 

Processed meats, the report explains, are simply too dangerous for human

consumption. And why? Because they contain _chemical additives_

(http://www.newstarget.com/chemical_additives.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/chemical_additives.html>) that are known to

greatly increase the

risk of various cancers, including colorectal _cancer_

(http://www.newstarget.com/cancer.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/cancer.html>) , breast cancer, prostate

cancer, leukemia, brain tumors,

pancreatic cancer and many more. The report, published at _this

DietAndCancerReport.org website_ (http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/

<http://www.dietandcancerreport.org/>) also recommends that

consumers:

 

• Avoid all sugary soft drinks for life.

• Exercise at least 30 minutes a day.

• Get lean and fit, without becoming underweight.

• Limit consumption of ALL meats (even fresh meat).

• Breastfeed all infants for their first six months, avoiding infant

formula.

 

Sadly, the WCRF still does not recommend that consumers use nutritional

supplements to help protect themselves from cancer, indicating that the

group

still has a lot to learn about the role of medicinal mushrooms, sea

vegetables,

microalgae, Chinese herbs, _rainforest herbs_

(http://www.newstarget.com/rainforest_herbs.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/rainforest_herbs.html>) and superfood

extracts in preventing and reversing cancer.

But at least the group's recommendation that consumers now avoid all

processed _meat products_ (http://www.newstarget.com/meat_products.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/meat_products.html>) is a huge

step in the right direction. It is the first time that any

internationally-recognized cancer organization has found the courage to

make a partial

proclaimation about the health hazards of the chemicals found in

processed meat

products. It's almost as big a deal as when the American Medical

Association, after

years of taking millions of dollars from _tobacco_

(http://www.newstarget.com/tobacco.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/tobacco.html>) companies, finally admitted

that smoking causes lung cancer

and _heart disease_ (http://www.newstarget.com/heart_disease.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/heart_disease.html>) . (A decade

after the scientific evidence was irrefutable, of course, but then again,

the AMA was making money off _Big Tobacco_

(http://www.newstarget.com/Big_Tobacco.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/Big_Tobacco.html>) by running tobacco ads in

JAMA...)

 

What is " processed meat " exactly?

A woman asked me this question at a recent live event where I was warning

the audience about the dangers of chemicals found in popular grocery

products.

Frankly, I was surprised to hear the question. But I've since learned that

many people really don't know the difference between processed meat and

non-processed meat ( " fresh " meat).

 

Here's the difference:

 

Fresh meat usually has only one ingredient: The meat! Fresh meat is

refrigerated and has a very short shelf life (just a few days, usually).

It's usually

packaged in simple wrappers, with no fancy logos or color printing.

 

Processed meat has many ingredients and is usually packaged for long-term

shelf life. These products almost always contain _sodium nitrite_

(http://www.newstarget.com/sodium_nitrite.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/sodium_nitrite.html>) , the cancer-causing

chemical additive that

meat companies use as a color fixer to turn their meat products a bright

red

" fresh-looking " color. Processed meat products include:

 

• Bacon

• Sausage

• Pepperoni

• Beef jerky

• Deli slices

• Hot dogs

• Sandwich meat (including those served at _restaurants_

(http://www.newstarget.com/restaurants.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/restaurants.html>) )

• Ham

• Meat " gift " products like Christmas sausages

• Meat used in canned soups

• Meat used in frozen pizza

• Meat used in kid's lunch products

• Meat used in ravioli, spaghetti or Italian pasta products

 

.... and many more meat products.

 

Unless it says " NITRITE FREE " on the front label, you can bet it's made

with

cancer-causing _sodium_ (http://www.newstarget.com/sodium.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/sodium.html>) nitrite!

 

(Hint: You will only find nitrite-free meat products in two places in the

grocery store: 1) In the fresh meat section where you can buy

freshly-ground

hamburger, for example, and 2) In the freezer, where you can find " natural "

meat products that are nitrite-free.

 

What are the _dangerous chemicals_

(http://www.newstarget.com/dangerous_chemicals.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/dangerous_chemicals.html>)

_http://www.newstarget.com/dangerous_chemicals.html_

<http://www.newstarget.com/dangerous_chemicals.html_>

(http://www.newstarget.com/dangerous_chemicals.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/dangerous_chemicals.html>) in processed meats?

Sodium nitrite is one of the most dangerous chemicals added to _processed

meats_ (http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meats.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/processed_meats.html>) . Please be aware:

 

• You MUST read the ingredients list to find the sodium nitrite! Meat

product companies do not list this ingredient on the front of the package.

 

• Even ORGANIC meat products and NATURAL meat products can still contain

sodium nitrite. So read the labels to be sure, and avoid buying any meat

product

made with sodium nitrite.

 

• Be especially careful of food for kids! Virtually all packaged _food

products_ (http://www.newstarget.com/food_products.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/food_products.html>) containing meat and

marketed to children contain sodium nitrite! (Read the ingredients to

protect your

children.)

 

Monosodium glutamate (_MSG_ (http://www.newstarget.com/MSG.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/MSG.html>) ) is a

second dangerous chemical found in virtually all processed meat

products. MSG is a

dangerous excitotoxin linked to _neurological disorders_

(http://www.newstarget.com/neurological_disorders.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/neurological_disorders.html>) such as

migraine headaches, Alzheimer's

disease, loss of appetite control, obesity and many other serious health

conditions. Manufacturers use MSG to add flavor to dead-tasting

processed meat

products.

 

Essentially, dead meat products look and taste dead (because they are), so

meat companies use the following three ingredients to make them look

fresh and

taste interesting:

 

Sodium nitrite makes the meat look red and fresh. (But it promotes cancer.)

 

MSG makes the meat taste savory. (But it causes neurological disorders.)

 

Processed salt makes the meat taste more interesting. (But it causes

nutritional problems and high blood pressure.)

 

On top of these three chemical additives, processed meats also contain

saturated animal fat that is often contaminated with PCBs, heavy metals,

pesticide

residues and other dangerous substances.

 

You can learn more about dangerous chemicals in the food supply in my book,

_Grocery Warning_ (http://www.truthpublishing.com/GroceryWarning.html

<http://www.truthpublishing.com/GroceryWarning.html>) ,

available from Truth Publishing.

 

Or you can download my free Honest Food Guide from

_www.HonestFoodGuide.org_

(http://www.honestfoodguide.org/ <http://www.honestfoodguide.org/>)

which reveals the true health dangers of

numerous chemicals added to processed foods. The _Honest Food Guide_

(http://www.newstarget.com/Honest_Food_Guide.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/Honest_Food_Guide.html>) has now been

downloaded by over

one million people.

 

Protect yourself and your family

Processed meats promote cancer. There is simply no question about the

scientific validity of that statement, and anyone who disagrees with it

is either

working for the meat industry or hopelessly behind the times on their

nutritional research.

 

The processed meat industry, of course, insists that processed meat is

perfectly healthy and that you can eat all you want. It's no surprise,

of course:

Big Tobacco insisted that _cigarettes_

(http://www.newstarget.com/cigarettes.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/cigarettes.html>) aren't really bad for your

health and that nicotine isn't addictive,

either. No industry is really willing to admit that its products are

hazardous

to human health, and the processed meat industry is no exception.

 

To protect yourself from these dangerous _processed food_

(http://www.newstarget.com/processed_food.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/processed_food.html>) products, here are the

action steps to take:

 

1) Check the ingredients of all processed meat products in your

refrigerator

and pantry. Throw out any products containing sodium nitrite or MSG

(monosodium glutamate).

 

2) Inform your spouse, roomates or children of what you're doing and why

you're doing it. Show them the sodium nitrite right on the label of the

products

as you throw them out. Let them know that the World Cancer Research Fund

now

recommends that ALL consumers avoiding eating processed meats for life!

 

3) Boycott all processed meat products for life! Never buy processed meats

again. That includes shopping at the grocery store, eating at a

restaurant or

consuming foods at a social event.

 

4) Spread the word. Tell others about the dangers of sodium nitrite. Print

out the Honest Food Guide (_www.HonestFoodGuide.com_

(http://www.honestfoodguide.com/ <http://www.honestfoodguide.com/>) )

and share it, if you want. Let people know that processed meats are

dangerous for their health.

 

What's next: The future of processed meats

My research tells me that chemical additives in processed meats are

emerging

as the next big _food safety_

(http://www.newstarget.com/food_safety.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/food_safety.html>)

issue to hit mainstream awareness. Just a few years ago, most consumers had

never heard of trans fats or the dangers of _hydrogenated oils_

(http://www.newstarget.com/hydrogenated_oils.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/hydrogenated_oils.html>) , for example. But

once that issue went

mainstream, fast food restaurants all over the country announced changes to

avoid hydrogenated oils.

 

I believe that sodium nitrite in processed meats is the next big food

safety

issue that's about to break into mainstream awareness. More and more

consumers are suddenly aware that _hot dogs_

(http://www.newstarget.com/hot_dogs.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/hot_dogs.html>) promote cancer, or that

_bacon_ (http://www.newstarget.com/bacon.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/bacon.html>)

consumption is incredibly bad for your health. As awareness of this issue

builds, there's going to be increasing political pressure to pass laws that

protect the public by strictly limited or banning the use of sodium

nitrite in

processed meats.

 

The meat industry, of course, which seems to have absolutely no respect for

human or animal life, will fight this every inch of the way. The people in

charge of meat-producing companies exhibit zero concern for the health

of the

consumers who actually eat their products, and they remain entirely

focused on

the profits to be had from selling more toxic meat products to gullible

consumers.

 

But just like Big Tobacco's marketing methods and fraudulent science was

finally exposed as wholesale fraud, the processed meat industry is going

to have

to face scientific facts sooner or later: Sodium nitrite promotes cancer,

and eating processed meat products substantially increases your risk of

cancer.

There's no denying it or arguing about it, at least not by any sane person.

Eating cancer-causing chemicals is blatantly and irrefutably dangerous to

your health.

 

Why some people commit nutritional _suicide_

(http://www.newstarget.com/suicide.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/suicide.html>)

 

Of course, many low-income, low-education consumers still continue to smoke

cigarettes AND eat processed meat products. (Attend any NASCAR event and

you'll find a whole crowd of 'em!) But the smart consumers (who

represent the

real future of human civilization, by the way) are wising up and

increasingly

opting for healthier foods made without dangerous chemicals.

 

There are people in society today who exhibit a strong desire to commit

nutritional suicide. For those people, there is _beef_

(http://www.newstarget.com/beef.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/beef.html>) jerky, hot dogs, frozen pizza,

cigarettes and over-hyped " energy "

drinks. The future of these people is easy to see: Cancer, diabetes, heart

disease, _chemotherapy_ (http://www.newstarget.com/chemotherapy.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/chemotherapy.html>) ,

pharmaceuticals, pain, death and bankruptcy.

 

Thankfully, there are other people who believe in taking care of their

health and in living informed lives with outstanding health. For these

people,

there are living foods, superfoods, raw cacao, sprouts, _rainforest_

(http://www.newstarget.com/rainforest.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/rainforest.html>) herbs, sunshine, juicing

and joyful

exercise. Their future is also clear: Exceptional mental performance,

freedom from

chronic pain, excellent vitality and longevity, spiritual awareness,

abundant

living and much more.

 

Which group do you want to belong to?

 

You make that decision every time you shop for food. When you buy processed

meats, you put yourself on a timeline track towards disease, suffering and

medical victimization. But when you avoid meat products and focus on a

_plant-based diet_ (http://www.newstarget.com/plant-based_diet.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/plant-based_diet.html>) , you are creating

a future filled of abundance and health. It's up to you to decide which of

these futures you'd rather create.

 

Regardless of which future you choose, there's no judgement from me. You're

free to do what you want with your life and your own body. Some people

choose

to abuse their bodies as chemical playgrounds, living in the moment and

dying young. That's their choice. Others choose to extend their lives

and honor

their bodies, living an extended, purpose-filled life. That's fine, too. I

don't really care how people live their lives, I just want people to live

consciously and understand that their decisions create results.

 

Anyone who decides to eat processed meat products on a repeated basis is

simply creating a result. That result is cancer, and over enough years,

that

cancer will grow to the point where it shows up on a scan. That's when the

doctor says, " You have cancer " and starts prescribing even more toxic

chemicals

known as chemotherapy agents. This is not a disease with an unknown

cause. In

fact, cancer is incredibly easy to both prevent AND cure -- but only if you

understand the fundamentals of _nutrition_

(http://www.newstarget.com/nutrition.html

<http://www.newstarget.com/nutrition.html>) .

 

For now, just remember:

 

Processed meats = sodium nitrite = cancer

 

If you don't want cancer, don't eat processed meats. Ever.

 

 

 

(And if you really want to be healthy, eat a plant-based diet for life. But

that's another article altogether...)

 

 

 

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About the author: Mike Adams is a natural health researcher and author with

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