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cancer-causing PAHs to the meat.Advanced Gl ycat ion End Product s (AGEs): When food is cooked at high
temperatures? including when it is pasteurized or sterilized? it increases the formation of AGEs in your food.
AGEs build up in your body over time leading to oxidative stress, inflammation and an increased risk of heart
disease, diabetes and kidney disease.
The truth is, processed meats are not a healthful choice for anyone and should be avoided entirely, according
to a 2011 review of more than 7,000 clinical studies examining the connection between diet and cancer. The
report was commissioned by The World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) using money raised from the general
public. Therefore the findings were not influenced by any vested interests, which makes it all the more
reliable.
It?s the biggest review of the evidence ever undertaken, and it confirms previous findings: Processed meats
increase your risk of cancer, especially bowel cancer, and NO amount of processed meat is ?safe.? You?re far
better off ditching the deli meats and opting instead for fresh organically-raised grass-fed meats, or wild
caught salmon.
3. Margarine
The unfortunate result of the low-fat diet craze has been the shunning of
healthful fats such as butter, and public health has declined as a result of this
folly. There are a myriad of unhealthy components to margarine and other butter
impostors, including:
Trans f at s: These unnatural fats in margarine, shortenings and spreads are formed
during the process of hydrogenation, which turns liquid vegetable oils into a solid
fat. Trans fats contribute to heart disease, cancer, bone problems, hormonal
imbalance and skin disease; infertility, difficulties in pregnancy and problems with lactation; and low birth
weight, growth problems and learning disabilities in children. A US government panel of scientists
determined that man-made trans fats are unsafe at any level.Free radical s: Free radicals and other toxic
breakdown products are the result of high temperature industrial processing of vegetable oils. They
contribute to numerous health problems, including cancer and heart disease.Emul sif iers and preservat ives:
Numerous additives of questionable safety are added to margarines and spreads. Most vegetable shortening
is stabilized with preservatives like BHT.Hexane and ot her sol vent s: Used in the extraction process, these
industrial chemicals can have toxic effects.CLA is not only known to help fight cancer and diabetes, it may
even help you to lose weight, which cannot be said for its trans-fat substitutes.
Good-old-fashioned butter, when made from grass-fed cows, is rich in a substance called conjugated linoleic
acid (CLA). Much of the reason why butter is vilified is because it contains saturated fat. If you?re still in the
mindset that saturated fat is harmful for your health, then please read the Healthy Fats section of my
Optimized Nutrition Plan to learn why saturated fat is actually good for you.
4. Veget abl e Oil s
Of all the destructive foods available to us, those made with heated vegetable oils are some of the worst.
Make no mistake about it?vegetable oils are not the health food that you were
lead to believe they were. This is largely due to the fact that they are highly
processed, and when consumed in massive amounts, as they are by most
Americans, they seriously distort the important omega-6 to omega-3 ratio. Ideally,
this ratio is 1:1.
Anytime you cook a food, you run the risk of creating heat-induced damage. The
oils you choose to cook with must be stable enough to resist chemical changes
when heated to high temperatures, or you run the risk of damaging your health. One of the ways vegetable
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