3 things that increase the risk of cancer that you rarely notice

There are daily habits and environments that increase the risk of cancer. Among them, there are things we don't expect.

Eating foods cooked at too high a temperature can lead to various types of cancer. Photo: Shutterstock

According to Health24, below are 3 things that many people come into contact with every day but do not know that they increase the risk of cancer. In addition, these things are also difficult to prevent.

Cooking food at too high a temperature

Eating right is a healthy lifestyle that can help prevent many chronic diseases. Food preparation is also important.

The US National Institutes of Health (NIH) warns that cooking meat at high temperatures, such as frying or grilling, produces heterocyclic amines (HCAs) and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs).

HCAs are created when amino acids, sugars, and creatine react at high temperatures. PAHs are also formed when animal fats that drip onto a fire during grilling are burned.

According to NIH research, high intake of (HCAs) and (PAHs) can cause cancer in mammals. In testing, the types of cancer that commonly appear in mammals are breast, colon, liver, skin, lung and prostate cancer.

This evidence suggests that cooking food at high temperatures may pose potential risks to human health.

Sitting and lying down too much

Regular physical activity and exercise can reduce your risk of cancer and many other chronic diseases.

The habit of sitting or lying down for a long time will significantly increase the risk of cancer, especially colon cancer and endometrial cancer.

According to the US National Institutes of Health (NIH), people who exercise regularly have a 25% lower risk of developing colon cancer than people who exercise less.

Diesel exhaust

The World Health Organization (WHO) classifies diesel exhaust as a human carcinogen. Its harmful effects are comparable to those of passive smoking.

When going out, we cannot avoid breathing in diesel exhaust fumes. The health effects will be even greater if we have to live and work regularly in places with a lot of engine exhaust fumes. The more we breathe in these exhaust fumes, the higher the risk of respiratory diseases and lung cancer./.

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