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Cancer dietician explains she’ll never eat pepperoni on pizza for her health
A cancer dietician has revealed that pepperoni pizza is the one takeout food that she’ll never eat for her health because processed meats increase the risk of cancer over a certain consumption.
Some people can not imagine a world without delicious cheat foods like pepperoni pizza, and beverage treats like alcohol and sugary drinks, but that is the reality for one oncology dietitian who sticks to a cancer-prevention nutrition plan. It’s worth considering if you’re on a health kick yourself.
Cancer dietician says you should avoid pepperoni on pizza
Nichole Andrews (@oncology.nutrition.rd TikTok) is an oncology dietitian who has shared a list of 10 things she avoids eating or drinking to help with her cancer-prevention lifestyle.
Overall, Nichole avoids pepperoni pizza, hot dogs, turkey meats, large sugary drinks, alcohol, sugar packets, high-sugar coffees, red meats, white bread (lower in fiber and nutrition), and plant-based milk (low on protein).
Yes, you read that right. Pepperoni pizza is one of the takeout foods that Nichole does not eat. This is simply because processed meats increase colorectal cancer risk at any consumption.
World Health Organization explains that colorectal cancer is�a type of cancer that affects the colon (large intestine) or rectum and is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide.�Processed meat is classified in the same category as other causes of cancer, like tobacco smoking and asbestos.
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To avoid the risk of cancer, Nichole stays away from processed meats like pepperoni, hot dogs, and deli meats – because any consumption can increase the risk of cancer.
Instead of pepperoni as her pizza choice, Nichole opts for cheese or vegetarian toppings, or different meats like chicken or raw sausage that she cooks herself.
Other food and drinks she avoids for her health
Other foods to avoid, to live a cancer-prevention lifestyle, include deli meats on sandwiches (pre-cooked or cured meats that are sliced and served cold or hot).
Nichole explains that instead of filling her sandwiches with deli meats, she will cook chicken breasts in the oven, refrigerate and then use them in sandwiches for other meals.
Next up, she does not serve hot dogs during the summer. Instead, she buys raw sausages that don’t have preserves and grill them.
The cancer dietician also avoids ordering red meats when eating out. While red meat is not going to increase the risk of cancer at consumption, as alcohol and processed meats do, it will increase the risk of colorectal cancer after 18 oz a week. So Nichole recommends sticking to just one serving of red meat a week, or none at all.
In terms of beverages, the foodie avoids all types of alcohol because the ethanol inside it can increase the risk of six different cancers. Additionally, the nutritionist does not order sugary beverages when eating out in order to keep body fat tissue down and balance calorie levels. Alcohol has been linked to the risk of cancer due to how it changes hormones estrogen and insulin. Higher levels of these two hormones make cells divide more often, increasing the risk of certain cancers.
Nichole Andrews is a registered dietitian nutritionist for cancer patients and survivors.
