{"id":15698,"date":"2016-10-28T13:16:57","date_gmt":"2016-10-28T13:16:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=15698"},"modified":"2016-10-28T13:16:57","modified_gmt":"2016-10-28T13:16:57","slug":"caution-consuming-cancer-linked-processed-foods","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/business-culture\/caution-consuming-cancer-linked-processed-foods","title":{"rendered":"Are we reducing consumption of unhealthy processed foods?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Since a lot of processed foods contain hazardous chemicals, I ask people in Cardiff if that makes them reduce their consumption of such food.<\/h2>\n

 
\nIn today\u2019s world where everyone is short on time, their dependence on processed foods has substantially increased. However, these ready-to-eat processed foods contain lots of chemicals that can cause diseases if consumed for a long period of time.
\nOne such chemical found in foods such as cereals, crisps, potato chips, instant coffee, biscuits, rusks and baby food is Acrylamide. This chemical is found in the browned or burned part of foods that have been fried, roasted or heated at high temperatures which increases the risk of developing cancer across all ages.
\nAs reported by The Guardian, European Commission has dropped plans to legally limit the presence of this chemical in processed foods. Are people still consuming them or reducing it?
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