When you're a hundred years old and you're still lecturing, writing articles, and standing alone on the stove – it inspires respect. And when you are an oncologist with over 50 years of experience, your words deserve special attention.
At a prestigious medical conference in Tokyo, Dr. Mariko S., an outstanding woman with a hundred-year history who has preserved an insightful mind and professional passion, shared something that does not come from textbooks, but from life:
"I've seen hundreds of cancer diagnoses.
If I had to choose only two foods that I categorically exclude from my plate, it would be these."
1. Processed meat – the hidden carcinogen of everyday life
Sausages, salami, sausages, bacon – familiar and convenient, but dangerous. Processed meat is classified by the World Health Organization as a group one carcinogen, on a par with tobacco and asbestos.
Processing methods – smoking, drying, adding nitrites and preservatives – create substances such as nitrosamines that can damage DNA and cause mutations.
According to a large-scale study in the British Medical Journal, just 50 grams of processed meat a day (as much as a ham sandwich) increases the risk of colon cancer by 18%.
Dr. Mariko's words:
"I'm not against meat. But if something is pink, shiny and can sit on the shelf for weeks – I just don't touch it."
