20 Cancer Causing Foods You’ve Probably Eaten Today!

Cancer has a major impact on societies around the world, and it has been estimated that in 2016, there will be 1,685,210 new cancer cases diagnosed and 595,690 cancer deaths in the US alone.

The most common cancers in 2016 are projected to be breast cancer, lung and bronchus cancer, prostate cancer, colon and rectum cancer, bladder cancer, melanoma of the skin, non-Hodgkin lymphoma, thyroid cancer, kidney and renal pelvis cancer, leukemia, endometrial cancer, and pancreatic cancer.

Here’s a list of some cancer causing foods you should definitely be on the lookout for.

Red Meat

The research conducted by the Harvard Medical School, (which included 148,610 participants, ages 50-74), showed that frequent and high consumption of red, as well as processed meats, significantly adds to the risk of developing colorectal cancer. The same study showed that frequent and high intake of fish and chicken is beneficial to our health, and might even (but there is no firm evidence) protect us and decrease the risk of cancer. (link)

Recommended daily consumption.The Department of Health suggests that eating 70 grams or less red meat per day shouldn’t pose a health threat.