Despite having a very delicious and attractive taste, all three types of meat have been put on the ‘black list’ by WHO, which can cause cancer.
WHO has issued a warning and classified 3 types of meat including grilled meat, processed meat, and moldy red meat on the list of types of meat that are likely to cause cancer for users. So if you want to be healthy, it’s best to keep your mouth shut. The first is barbecue: Grilled meat is one of the favorite dishes of many people. It is attractive not only in its sweet, attractive aroma but also because the taste is really delicious, sweet, hard to refuse. However, grilled meat is indeed one of those delicious but toxic dishes. During the roasting process, the fat flows down to create charcoal smoke, which clings to the meat surface. Furthermore, the proteins, sugars and muscle particles of the meat react with extreme heat to form benzopyrene, a type 1 carcinogen. Most notably, the burnt, burnt part of the meat contains heterocyclic amines with the highest carcinogenic potential. WHO also warns that grilled and fried meats have the potential to cause bowel cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal cancer, pancreatic cancer, and prostate cancer. The second is processed meat: Including meats such as canned meat, bacon, beef jerky, sausage… In fact, everyone knows that there are many types of additives that can be processed and adjusted. taste and prolong shelf life. However, it is not uncommon for additives that can produce harmful chemicals during processing or cooking. These chemicals can cause cancer. The WHO even classifies processed meat as a food group with a high cancer risk similar to tobacco and industrial smoke. Moldy meat, bacon, and salted meat for too long: Because of being stored for too long in a hot and humid environment, these meats are prone to mold growth. The moldy meat contains aflatoxin – the leading substance in the list of liver carcinogens. There are many people who like to eat meat to mold, according to them, the more moldy, the better, but do not know this meat contains countless dangers. WHO also emphasizes that aflatoxin is a strong carcinogen and can affect all organs in the body, especially the liver and kidneys. Consuming foods containing aflatoxin concentrations of 1mg/kg or more is more likely to cause acute poisoning. Not only that, the risk of liver cancer, aflatoxin is also linked to other types of cancer that are extremely difficult to treat.