10 Super Toxic Foods and the 10 Best Detoxifying Foods You Can Eat

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5. Potato Chips

Alright, so no one needs to tell you that potato chips aren’t the healthiest things you can eat. Hasn’t stopped you from eating them now and again, though, has it?

The problem with potato chips is that they are fried at super high temperatures; this is how they get so crispy. Frying at such high temperatures, however, you turn potatoes into carcinogenic foods filled with the dangerous substance called acrylamide. Studies done with animals show that acrylamide in the diet increases the risk of developing several different types of cancer, including stomach and colon cancer. The World Health Organization, along with the Food and Agriculture Organization state that acrylamide in fried foods are a major concern.

Even the International Agency for Research on Cancer says that this substance is a possible carcinogen in humans. You already know that potato chips are high in salt and if you are struggling with hypertension that you need to avoid these salty snacks. But since they also carry a cancer risk, even if you don’t have hypertension, you should just say no to these little snacks.

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One Comment

  1. Horseman

    Jan 30, 2015 at 1:47 pm

    There is bacon out now with no artificial ingredients or nitrates. I’m starting to wonder about the research that goes into some of these articles.