What are the 7 Foods You Should Never Eat? Experts interviewed by Prevention Magazine let us know how scary some food can be. And, these foods aren’t what you think. Skip the usual advice about cholesterol, fat and sugar. Instead, let us talk about chemicals and toxins that you inadvertently consuming, present in some of the most innocuous-seeming food. Who ever knew that canned tomatoes could kill you.
While I pretty much had heard many of this advice before, it seems to be coming as a surprise for many others. A link to the prevention article, 7 Foods You Should Never Eat, seems to be the number one status update among my Facebook friends in the past week. At least it seems that way to me.
Even if you have heard some of this advice before, I can serve as a good reminder to avoid certain food that might have slipped back into your family’s diet.
Here are some highlights from the article of potentiall toxic food.
Canned Tomatoes: “The resin linings of tin cans contain bisphenol-A, a synthetic estrogen that has been linked to ailments ranging from reproductive problems to heart disease, diabetes, and obesity.”
Corn-Fed Beef: “A recent comprehensive study conducted by the USDA and researchers from Clemson University found that compared with corn-fed beef, grass-fed beef is higher in beta-carotene, vitamin E, omega-3s, conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), calcium, magnesium, and potassium; lower in inflammatory omega-6s; and lower in saturated fats that have been linked to heart disease.”
Microwave Popcorn: “Chemicals, including perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), in the lining of the bag, are part of a class of compounds that may be linked to infertility in humans, according to a recent study from UCLA. In animal testing, the chemicals cause liver, testicular, and pancreatic cancer.
Nonorganic Potatoes: “Root vegetables absorb herbicides, pesticides, and fungicides that wind up in soil. ‘I’ve talked with potato growers who say point-blank they would never eat the potatoes they sell. They have separate plots where they grow potatoes for themselves without all the chemicals.’”
Farmed Salmon: “farmed salmon is lower in vitamin D and higher in contaminants, including carcinogens, PCBs, brominated flame retardants, and pesticides such as dioxin and DDT.”
Milk Produced With Artificial Hormones: “In people, high levels of IGF-1 may contribute to breast, prostate, and colon cancers.”
Conventional Apples: “If fall fruits held a “most doused in pesticides contest,” apples would win.”
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/health/2011/12/01/7-foods-should-never-eat/#ixzz1flkNxD00
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