>Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises
>that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can't live
>without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate.
>
>2. Processed meats and bacon
>Also high in the same sodium nitrates found in hot dogs, bacon, and other
>processed meats raise the risk of heart disease. The saturated fat in bacon
>also contributes to cancer.
>
>3. Doughnuts
>Doughnuts are cancer-causing double trouble. First, they are made with
>white flour, sugar, and hydrogenated oils, then fried at high temperatures.
>Doughnuts, says Adams , may be the worst food you can possibly eat to raise
>your risk of cancer.
>
>4. French fries
>Like doughnuts, French fries are made with hydrogenated oils and then fried
>at high temperatures. They also contain cancer- causing acrylamides which
>occur during the frying process. They should be called cancer fries, not
>French fries, said Adams .
>
>5. Chips, crackers, and cookies
>All are usually made with white flour and sugar. Even the ones whose labels
>claim to be free of trans-fats generally contain small amounts of
>trans-fats.
