Hundreds of studies have made it obvious that what we eat affects our risk of developing cancer. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) says that dietary factors are responsible for at least 30 percent of all cancers in Western countries. Here are nine of the worst offenders.
1. Fried foods
Certain foods that are heated to 248 F, such as french fries and potato chips, form a suspected human carcinogen called acrylamide, according to the National Cancer Institute. Researchers found that a bag of potato chips may contain as much as 500 times the amount that WHO allows when acrylamide is used to treat drinking water. Both WHO and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations stated that acrylamide levels in foods are a "major concern." Ovarian and endometrial cancers have been associated with high levels of acrylamide.
