Dangerous like cigarettes: what is the harm of sausage

No matter how convincingly they talk about the harm of sausage, the demand for sausage products is only growing. People are in no hurry to give up their favorite sandwiches with doctor's sausage, cuts of salami, sausages with pasta. Together with bakery and dairy products, sausage occupies an honorable third place in our food baskets. Morning Sausage — perfect breakfast and with dinner less hassle.

So why so why did nutritionists and doctors take up arms against her? Let's look at why  the harm from sausage is equated with the harm from smoking.

• What harm do processed meat products do to the human body?
• What sausages are made of
• What diseases are caused by sausages
• Sausage and  cancer: how dangerous is a sandwich
• Sausage harm: a reminder for the buyer

What harm do processed meat products do to the human body

Processed meat products include a wide variety of products: any types of sausages, ham, bacon, sausages, dried, smoked, dried meat, canned meat, dumplings, meatballs, hams. In  these products, the meat has been processed, stored in  vacuum packs, frozen, smoked, or as sausages and sausages.

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One way or another, they always knew about the harm of sausages. With its excessive use, the risk of obesity and the occurrence of diseases of the gastrointestinal tract increases. However, over the past decades, the technology for making sausages has changed a lot. And excess weight has ceased to be the biggest problem of those who like to shop in sausage stores.

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What sausages are made of

The older generation still praises Soviet sausage. According to Soviet GOST, doctor's sausages had the following composition: 70% pork, 25% beef, 3% eggs, 2% milk.

What have today:

• Meat is made from animals fed with corn and protein supplements

  (bones from other animals). They move little, so their meat is fatty and with loose texture.

• Hide, bones and other by-products

  are also processed.

To make processed meat pink or red (and not a shapeless mass), it adds sodium nitrite.
• This additive improves taste and kills bacteria, so it adds to all products from processed meat. Unfortunately, there, sodium nitrite is converted into nitrosamines, which provoke the occurrence of cancer.

Smoked meat products contain PAHs — polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons.
• This additive is carcinogenic, i.e. one that can cause malignant processes.

Heterocyclic amines and glycation end products — another carcinogen
• found in all types of sausages, as they are formed when exposed to very high temperatures.

Soy protein,
• of which there is more sausage than meat.

Sugar, easily digestible carbohydrates, flavor enhancers.
• Sausage products have a lot of hidden sugar and carbohydrates, which leads to a high calorie content of the product. A & nbsp; flavor enhancer is considered a safe supplement, however, such products do not give a feeling of fullness. They want to eat and eat.
  Contain heavy doses of salt and trans fats
.

• So, modern sausages and  processed meat products have a complex chemical composition. Whereas in  harmless sausage there should be nothing but meat and spices.

Sausages, sausage, bacon, ham are on a par with such dangerous substances for human health as tobacco and asbestos (arsenic sulfide).

WHO's conclusion is based on 800's scientific studies from ten countries.

Heart disease and hypertension (high blood pressure).

1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

2. Overweight and obesity.

3. Oncological diseases (intestinal cancer and  gastric cancer).

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Sausage and  cancer: how dangerous is a sandwich It is not easy for many to accept that such a convenient and favorite product as sausage, ham, sausages is so dangerous to health. But the facts speak for themselves 

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has also recognized processed meat products as carcinogenic. The organization recommends not just limiting the consumption of sausages and meat products from processed meat, but completely eliminating them from the diet.

This is due to the fact that during heat treatment, nitrogen-containing substances are formed, which are carcinogenic. By the way, fried meat also carries such a danger. The situation is aggravated by the fact that chemical additives are added to the products. Basically, these are nitrites, which in the human intestines turn into carcinogenic nitrosamines.

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Specialists agree that excessive consumption of sausages increases the risk of colon cancer by 18%, red meat — by 17%. Sausage harm: a reminder for the buyer

Modern sausage is very far from a product for a healthy diet. There is practically no meat in products made from processed meat, but there are many chemical additives. Most of these are recognized as carcinogens that cause cancer.

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It should be taken into account that cancer — it is a combination of many factors. First of all, it is genetics and & nbsp; lifestyle. No one can guarantee that sausage will cause cancer. But scientists point that it significantly increases the risks. Therefore, when buying sausage, remember:

Recommended Amounts of Processed & Red Meat Per Week — 500 g, per day — 50-70 g.

1. It is not recommended to expose sausage products to frying, boiling and other heat treatment. At the same time, the carcinogenicity of the components in the product increases.

2. Not all products made in accordance with GOST correspond to the declared composition. Trust only a trusted manufacturer and don't buy cheap sausage.

3. Be careful with sausages labels  meets TU” (technical conditions). This means that the manufacturer can change the recipe at his own discretion. Not always for the health of customers.

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