{"id":4174,"date":"2014-10-05T21:31:59","date_gmt":"2014-10-05T18:31:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/?p=4174"},"modified":"2014-10-05T21:31:59","modified_gmt":"2014-10-05T18:31:59","slug":"9-not-so-safe-healthy-foods-you-should-avoid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeadvancer.com\/9-not-so-safe-healthy-foods-you-should-avoid\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Not-So-Safe \u201cHealthy\u201d Foods You Should Avoid"},"content":{"rendered":"
Here\u2019s an expansion on his observations:<\/p>\n
Many canned foods contain BPA, a toxic chemical linked to reproductive and neurological abnormalities, such as breast and prostate cancers, diabetes and heart disease.<\/p>\n
High acidity in tomatoes causes BPA to leach into your food. Consumer Reports\u2019\u00a0testing\u00a0noted that only a few servings per day exceeds safety limits for children. To avoid this, don\u2019t purchase canned foods. Stick to fresh fruits and vegetables or buy only glass containers, especially for acidic foods like tomatoes.<\/p>\n
A 2011\u00a0review<\/a> of more than 7,000 clinical studies, commissioned by The World Cancer Research Fund, examined the connection between diet and cancer and confirmed previous findings that processed meats like ham and salami increase colorectal, stomach and pancreatic cancers.<\/p>\n Processed meats should be avoided entirely because they\u2019re typically made from animals injected with growth hormones, antibiotics and sodium nitrite, which can convert into cancer-causing nitrosamines.<\/p>\n Other\u00a0cancer-promoting chemicals\u00a0proliferate when cooked at high temperatures, such as:<\/p>\n A better choice: Find a source for fresh organically-raised, grass-fed meats or wild-caught salmon.<\/p>\n Unfortunately, the \u201clow-fat diet\u201d craze advised shunning butter and other healthful fats, to the detriment of the public. But unhealthy butter impostors like margarine, shortenings, and spreads contain:<\/p>\n Butter is often vilified because it contains saturated fat, but good old-fashioned\u00a0butter\u00a0from grass-fed cows is rich in\u00a0conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), known to not only help fight cancer and diabetes but possibly promote weight loss. If you still believe saturated fat is harmful to your health, read the\u00a0Healthy Fats\u00a0section of my Optimized Nutrition Plan to learn why saturated fat is actually good for you!<\/p>\n Some of the WORST foods are those cooked with polyunsaturated vegetable oils like canola, corn, and soy. For one thing, they distort the important omega-6 to omega-3 ratio. But high temperatures introduce oxidized cholesterol into your system, converting your good cholesterol into bad.<\/p>\n This leads directly to vascular disease; hydrogenated oils increase your breast cancer and heart disease risk. Less susceptible to heat damage, coconut oil is best for cooking. For more information, read this special report.<\/p>\n Perfluoroalkyls, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS) are chemicals designed to prevent grease from saturating fast food wrappers, such as microwave popcorn bags. When heated, these compounds leach into the popcorn; when ingested, they show up as blood contaminants.<\/p>\n Ruled as \u201clikely carcinogens<\/span>\u201d by the EPA, they\u2019re part of an expanding group of \u201cgender-bending<\/span>\u201d chemicals that can disrupt your endocrine system, sex hormones and cause \u201cdevelopmental and reproductive risks to humans,\u201d and:<\/p>\n\n
3. Margarine<\/h3>\n
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4. Vegetable Oils<\/h3>\n
5. Microwave Popcorn<\/h3>\n
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