No Canned Food & Drinks

Alarming Facts

• Regular consumption of soda sugary drinks is linked to numerous health problems including diabetes, heart disease, asthma, COPD and obesity.
• Bisphenol A (BPA) is widely used in the inner lining of metal cans, soda cans, and other food packaging. BPA is toxic to all of us!
• Most canned foods contain unhealthy ingredients including extra salt, sugar and/or preservatives.
• In 2012, approximately 38.2 billion aluminum beverage cans ended up in U.S. landfills, the equivalent of 121 cans for every American man, woman, and child.
• The can material is made of aluminum and the aluminum is produced from Bauxite ore.   Mining of bauxite is a dirty process which involves destruction of trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, animals, and biodiversity.  This causes erosion, sedimentation build up in rivers and streams, drinking water pollution, and farmland degradation.
• Red mud left behind after bauxite processing is highly toxic.

What Can We Do?

• The best approach is to cut out canned foods and beverages from your diet on an everyday basis or at least highly limit their consumption .
• Use fresh vegetables, beans

References

• https://www.anneshealthykitchen.com/why-you-need-to-avoid-canned-foods-and-beverages/
• http://www.seattleorganicrestaurants.com/vegan-whole-foods/avoid-canned-food/
• https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/nutrition/does-canned-food-cause-cancer/
• https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/canned-food-good-or-bad#section6
• https://greengroundswell.com/aluminum-beverage-cans-environmental-impact/2014/07/17/
• http://www.container-recycling.org/index.php/component/content/article?id=272:environmental-consequences-of-beverage-container-waste-
• https://foodrevolution.org/blog/food-and-health/soda-health-risks/