- 6 – Pesticides
Try being organic produce as much as possible. And when you can’t, don’t forget to wash your fruits and vegetables. Pesticides are a terrible problem in the food industry. Such toxic substances are linked to many types of cancers including leukemia and other childhood cancers.
- 7 – Chips
Speaking of hydrogenated oils, potato chips, although widely popular, is quite the problematic food. Filled with artificial colours, flavours and preservatives, it also contains acrylamide, a chemical known to cause cancer, which is a byproduct of the high temperature at which chips are fried.
