Say no to processed meats

"For those who like meat, sausage, salami, hot dogs, and other processed meat products made from beef and pork hold a strong allure. But satisfaction of these cravings seems to exact a high price. Evidence that processed meats raise the risks of getting cancers of the stomach, colon, pancreas and blood continues to accumulate.

The participants who reported the highest intake levels of processed meats had a 68 percent higher risk compared with those reporting the lowest intake, while high intakes of red meat were associated with a 50 percent higher cancer risk, compared with the lowest intake levels.

These findings indicate, quite clearly, that it is safer to curb your cravings for sausage, hot dogs, and the like by enjoying nitrite-free alternatives made with poultry or fish. And they confirm that fish presents the lowest cancer risk possible among sources of animal protein.

It also makes sense to avoid deep-fried meat, fish or poultry products entirely, because their oil-soaked batters deliver loads of pro-inflammatory (hence cancer- and heart disease-promoting) omega-6 fatty acids and heat-damaged fatty acids.

Most Americans consume omega-6 fatty acids in enormously excessive amounts, thanks to their dominance in the oils used most commonly in home cooking and in packaged, prepared, and restaurant foods (i.e., vegetable oils from soy, corn, canola, safflower, sunflower, and cottonseed)."

::VitalChoice.com article