“…Every five years, the U.S. government measures the amount of toxic waste in our food supply.
Dioxins are a class of industrial pollutants spewed into the atmosphere …
… that “accumulates in the fatty tissues of humans and food animals consumed by humans.
It is generally believed that the most significant exposure to DLCs [dioxin-like compounds such as PCBs] by humans …
… is from the dietary intake of animal and fish products.”
But which animal products pose the greatest risk?
According to recent data from the Environmental Protection Agency … second only to fish … in terms of PCB levels: … eggs.
This may help explain the findings of a recent study that found that egg consumption …
…”was associated with in increased odds of cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx, esophagus, upper aerodigestive tract …
…(includes oral cavity, pharynx, esophagus, larynx)…
… colon and colon and rectum combined, lung, breast, prostate, bladder ….
… and all cancers combined.”
Of all the cancers, egg consumption was most tightly correlated with breast cancer risk.
Those eating more than a half an egg a day were found to have nearly 3 times the odds of breast cancer ….
… compared to those that stayed away from eggs entirely.
The industrial toxins found in animal products don’t just contribute to cancer risk.
According to a recent commentary in the journal Reproductive Toxicology …
… “increasing evidence suggests that maternal exposure to toxic chemical compounds may be associated with various congenital [birth] defects …
… pediatric problems … skewed gender ratios … lethal cancers in children and teens … psychosexual challenges …
… as well as reproductive and endocrine [hormonal] dysfunction in later life.”
The author concludes:…
… “I anticipate that future generations of scientists will look back with disbelief at a medical culture that permitted poisoning of reproductive aged women …
… and ignored ramifications to unborn children.”
What if one chooses not to eat meat, fish, dairy, or eggs, though?…” (cont..)
(recommended-read..)
go to source/story>>>Vegans “Significantly Less Polluted” – Vegsource.com
