Lots of foods and drinks are falsely accused of being linked with causing cancer. The only people who can actually determine if it’s linked with cancer is, “The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer” (IARC). They do the research on how much a carcinogen is likely to cause cancer from food or drinks. Then they separate the food and drinks into five different categories which are, known, probable, possible, unclassified and probably not carcinogenic.

Foods that are Falsely Accused of Being Linked with Cancer:

The first thing that is falsely accused is, acrylamide, which is a naturally made chemical when starchy foods are cooked at a high temperature for a long time. Foods that can have this chemical are, biscuits, coffee, bread or fried potato chips. It’s accused of being linking with cancer because the chemical could interact with a person’s DNA, but there is no evidence for most cancer types that this could be a cause. The research shows that it’s very weak and there is no consistency regarding if it does or not.

Another food that is accused of being linked with cancer is tomatoes. Tomatoes have a chemical named, lycopene which can is an antioxidant that take out all the free radicals associated with DNA. Although it’s known that it can help reduce cancer in the prostate, it was also thought by people that it could also might mess with other DNA that was valuable. When in reality, it doesn’t at all and actually just reduces the risk and allows the body to get the vitamins it needs.

Foods that are actually a Cause Factor for Cancer:

A fairly known cancer cause is, alcohol. When the body metabolizes alcohol it produces a chemical compound known as, acetaldehyde which damages DNA. The more a person drinks the more risk they have of developing different types of cancer like, head and neck, esophageal, liver, breast and colon. Researchers and doctors understand that a lot of people drink for social or to have with dinner, but that means limiting it to one serving a day for a woman and no more than two servings a day for a man. A serving can be 12 oz of beer, 5 oz of wine, and 1.5 oz of liquor.

Another common food that is a major risk for causing cancer is processed meats. This can be any processed meats including, bacon, hot dogs, pepperoni, salami and cured or smoked meats. If someone were to eat 50 grams a day of processed meats the risk for colorectal cancer would increase by 18%. These processed meats contain nitrates which is cause toxicity and make it hard red blood cells to carry oxygen because nitrites oxidize the iron component. Researchers say right now it is linked with cancer, but the research is still ongoing.

One of the drinks that I didn’t know cancer, but it does, is very hot beverages. The International Journal of Cancer, reported that drinks that are over the temperature of, 140 degrees can cause severe damage to the lining of the esophagus because of the thermal damage to the cells. This results in esophageal cancer. Most restaurants and cafes make sure there hot beverages are cooler than 140 degrees, but just always be careful.

The last food that I will mention that can cause cancer, is either overcooked or burnt food. This mostly targets meats, but it can vary regarding foods. What happens is when the food gets overcooked or burnt two chemicals can form called, heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. These chemicals are formed by amino acids, sugars and creatine being at such high temperatures. By consuming these chemicals someone could develop ovarian and endometrial cancers.

Conclusion:

In conclusion, someone should always be aware of what they’re putting into there body because they never know what the outcome could be and how sever it could be. But also don’t always believe everything on the internet because there is a lot of foods and drinks that are claimed to be linked with cancer when, in reality they’re perfectly fine. A few simple solutions to eating the right foods is an expert in the grocery store, referring to the IARC to see what is an actual cancer risk, and being informed about what’s right and wrong to put in the body.

Introduction:

Beyond meat is hitting the fast food industry like a bullet. In 2019, over 228 million servings of plant-based burgers were sold at fast food restaurants. It has been a 10% increase from just last year and that’s because major fast food companies are advertising there plant-based products like crazy, and it’s working people are fascinated with the idea. It’s not just vegetarians or vegans that are consuming the products it’s also meat lovers that want a change for the environment and themselves.

What is Beyond Meat?:

The Beyond Meat company came up with an idea to sell products that feel, taste and smell like meat, but is completely made out of plants and other natural ingredients. Depending on the product the ingredients vary, but a lot of them contains blend of pea, mung bean and rice proteins. The way they make the Beyond Meat look like real meat is by doing a special cooking process of heating, cooling and pressurize it to make it the same texture as real meat. This also allows the plant-based products, binders and flavors to layer together to make the perfect Beyond Meat.

What Fast Food Companies are Supplying Beyond Meat Products:

In 2017/2018 fast food companies like, Tim Horton’s, A&W and T.G.I Fridays started selling plant-based products and costumers jumped all over it. Once those companies started doing well, other fast food restaurants realized they needed to jump on this trend. Other major companies started including the Beyond Meat Products onto there menus too like, Dunkin’ Donuts, McDonald’s and many more. These companies are investing so much money because they know this trend isn’t going to die anytime soon. Beyond Meat Products has already reached a worth of $140 billion over the past ten years and continues to grow hopefully taking over the $240 billion meat industry.

Tim Horton’s Beyond Burger:

Why Consumer’s are all over Beyond Meat Products:

Even five years ago it was hard for vegans or vegetarians to find a tasty unhealthy food to munch, but 2018 and 2019 came hard with the Beyond Meat products in the fast food industry. Now that it’s popping up everywhere it feels like a big win for vegetarians and vegans. A blog called, “I Love Vegan,” reviewed the burger and said, ” It’s a burger that’s craveable, something I’d look forward to eating.” This is just one of the many positive reviews from vegans, vegetarians and meat eaters!

Although, vegans and vegetarians are raving about the plant-based products in the fast food industry, so are the meat lovers. Studies show that 95% of consumers of Beyond Meat products in fast food restaurants are non-vegans/vegetarians. This is because 18% of adults want to start incorporating plant-based food into there diets daily, but also don’t want to let go of the sensation of what meat tastes like. After reading many reviews meat lovers either like Beyond Meat products equally as much as meat or even more because of it’s flavor, purpose of helping the environment and trying to have a better diet. Even celebrities who enjoyed meat are partnering up with fast restaurants that have these products. For example, the Los Angeles Lakers basketball team making advertisements to promote the products.

An advertisement with the Los Angeles Lakers-

As climate change is getting worse and worse people are more concerned with there carbon footprint and one of the major contributing factors is, beef. Animal agriculture contributes 15% of global greenhouses, where Beyond Meat has a 90% less effect. People want to feel good about what they’re eating and knowing that they are making a difference just by eating a plant-based sausage or burger. That’s how easy it is and that’s why people love it. Some people don’t want to eat healthier, they just want to make a difference.

A statistical fact that millennial’s are obsessed with helping climate change and that 16% of mintels avoid animal products. They will pay the money to make the change and they’re overly satisfied with how fast food companies have come such a long way and are serving plant-based food.

My Review on Three Different Beyond Burgers:

Conclusion:

In conclusion, people can’t get enough of these Beyond Meat products. From plant-based products of “chicken nuggets” to “beef crumble,” it’s all good and environmentally friendly. The reasons that people love these products is because how it allows vegans/vegetarians enjoy a unhealthy craving, it tastes good, and it will help decrease climate change.

I am a strong supporter and lover of these products and I think everyone should be. If you still don’t want to try after my review, why other people rave about it and all the other reviews then you don’t know what you’re missing!

Introduction:

Over the past ten years people have been highly interested in consuming vitamin water. Marketing shows that the drink is nutritious, many health benefits and that it’s so good well-known athletes even drink it. Although it is packed with vitamins and minerals, what else is added to this drink that isn’t advertised?

Healthy Aspects

To start off this debate, lets focus on the healthy aspects of Coco Cola’s Vitamin Water. The first health benefit it does have minerals and nutrients added, which helps replenish what the body is lacking. This can be very important if someone is an athlete or is on a low-calorie diet. Another health benefit is each flavor has a specific targeting health benefit, like, energy booster, focus enhancer and many more.

The Negative Sides of Vitamin Water:

Exploring the internet trying to look for positive health benefit information for Vitamin Water was quite difficult, as all that came up was why the drink is so unhealthy. Searching different things like, “positive beTnefits of vitamin water” or “good vs. bad factors of vitamin water.” There was nothing, all that came up were the articles against vitamin water.

Now let’s focus on all the negative effects of Vitamin Water and why people are so against this beverage.

A big reason people are so against this product is because of the false marketing. This drink is supposed to be healthy and help the body, but looking at many different science articles it’s very much the opposite of healthy. They have made many claims that are false. For example, they claimed to have real acai, blueberry and pomegranate juices, but, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) there was none of these real fruit juices found. Once this came out, a US advocacy group sued against Coco-Cola.

Another negative thing about this drink is the sugar amount. An average adult is supposed to consume 2,500 calories daily and 10% can be added sugars (preferably less). 10% equals 62 grams of added sugars that is supposed to be consumed and a Vitamin Water full bottle for most flavors includes 31 grams. That is half of the recommend sugars your supposed to consume a day, which is a quite a lot because most things a person eats has added sugars. So, by consuming half of the recommend sugars in one drink is pretty insane.

Added sugar is linked with developing type 2 diabetes, tooth decay, heart diseases, metabolic syndrome and in extreme situations cancer. What causes these health issues is one of the major ingredients of sugar, which is fructose due to the liver only being able to metabolize it in small amounts. Having more than the recommend amount can increase blood cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, insulin resistance and fat around the organs. All of these things are risk factors of developing the health issues discussed before. These are things that can happened, but that doesn’t mean it will happened.

For either gaining or losing weight what a person puts into there body is very crucial. Some people think that what they drink is less important than what they eat, and that it has less of an effect regarding calories wise, but it’s equally as important. When drinking beverages that are packed with added sugars on top of eating, it can lead to weight gain, obesity and other heart issues. Drinking sugary drinks is one of the world’s biggest factors of obesity. And after all this research Vitamin Water is like any other sugary drink, so it can have the same affects.

Conclusion:

Overall, Vitamin water isn’t as healthy as Coke makes it seem. The company is doing a marketing scheme and people are realizing it and calling them out for it. Looking at all the research over the internet most articles has poor reviews on the drink and for good reason. Although it was a good idea to have a healthy, yet nutrient packed drink, this drink is just not that. This drink can lead to weight gain, heart issues and other health issues. So, remember don’t always believe what a company is advertising because most of the time it’s false news.