Most Dangerous Cancer Causing Food in Americans Revealed | Stop Eating it Now
Hot Dogs. Just thinking about it can make you drool. The look, the taste. It’s just marvelous. It’s not just a feast for your taste buds but also a feast for the eyes.
But do you know that this yummy looking, harmless stick of meat can actually be deadly enough to kill you.
Quite a huge number of people know that Hot Dogs cannot be considered under the category of healthy foods. But very few know that they can be utterly harmful and can lead you to your deathbed.
According to health reports, the consumption ratio of hot dog to cancer is 1:21. That means if an adult eats just one hot dog a day, it can increase his risk of getting colorectal cancer by 21 percent. What is still worse is that, children who eat a minimum of 12 hot dogs each month have an acute risk of developing leukemia.
Labels ! Are they meant for, just to enhance the beauty of the package or do they really mean something?? Have you ever really looked at a hot dog label before buying it?
Your answer is No.
Because if you really had
, then you would have come across the deadly components it consists of.If I sit to jot down the carcinogens and other harmful constiuents a hot dog has, it will become a huge list. So, to cut short, just mentioning some of them would do:
- Sodium nitrite
- Artificial flavors
- Sodium ascorbate
- Corn syrup (GMO product)
- Dextrose (sugar)
- Sodium diacetate
- Sodium phosphates
Once the mixture of the hot dogs is ready, they are kept for heating. As soon as the heating mechanism starts, another reaction is also started within the hot dogs. Due to the heat, the nitrates and nitrites in the hot dogs come together with the amines and combine to form a compound called Nitrosamines, which are known Carcinogens.
When hot dogs first came up as a ready-to-eat food, some people used to crack a joke which said that hot dogs are made from the butts and lips of animals.
Yes, it was a joke but it wasn’t really that far from the truth. Hot dogs actually start off as ground up animal remains including skin, fat, heads, feet, intestines and other pieces.
The American Institute of Cancer Research have listed specific consumption levels in reference to Hot dogs.They suggest that people avoid processed foods, such as hot dogs, at all costs.
Of course, eating a hot dog at a baseball game once or twice a year won’t kill you. The health of the consumer depends solely on awareness. But if you are in the habit of eating hot dogs every weekend, every single summer and fall. Then be careful, it will definitely lead you to an increased risk of developing cancer.
If even then you and/or your kids are crazy for hot dogs, you can at least make healthier choices.
Try looking for dogs with a lower calorie, fat, and sodium content. Choose the ones that list only one animal. You can also look for those that say they come from free range animals or animals that were not given hormones or antibiotics.
After reading the above lines, you might be thinking, Why can’t you opt for a vegetarian hot dog instead of a meat one. It will be healthier right.
Yeah right !
Vegan or Veggie hot dogs are usually made from soy protein. Eating them instead of the meat ones really sound like a better option but they also have their own share of health risks.
Veggie dogs have lower fat and calorie content, which means lower cholesterol levels but consumption of soy on a regular basis has been shown to have problems for women in the areas of fertility and reproductive health.
Coming to speaking of healthier options, the ones which have plant based preservatives can be just as harmful. You can find a great many products that say they contain celery juice or beet juice preservatives but these also contain nitrates and nitrites. Whatever they are made of, whether they are plant based or animal based, if they contain nitrates and nitrites, then they will surely cause cancer.
Nitrates and Nitrites are the main cancer causing culprits.
Although hot dogs do contain some proteins and a few vitamins and minerals, overall, the risk of developing cancer is too high for any dog, let alone a hot dog.
