20 Cancer Causing Foods You’ve Probably Eaten Today!

Processed Meats

These include all processed meat products, such as bacon, sausage, ham, hot dogs, and many others. Cancer Research UK claims that the case of bowel cancer is more frequent in people who eat a lot of processed meat.

Also, these processed meats contain chemicals, such as nitrosamines (that can also be found in beer, in small amounts) that have been shown to cause cancer, according to Cancer Research UK.   Besides chemicals, processed meats also contain preservatives, such as sodium nitrates, which make them look fresh but are actually very harmful and increase the risk of cancer. (link)

Recommended daily consumption. The average daily consumption of processed meats for adults is 70 grams.