8 foods to avoid if you want to reduce your chances of cancer, diabetes, and early death

• Scientists who study large numbers of people around the world have found that certain foods are linked with death, cancer, and diabetes.
• Of course, eating a little bit of these "bad" foods won't kill you, but they can have a detrimental effect on your health over time.
• In general, nutritionists recommend eating fresh vegetables and whole grains, and cooking at home when you can.
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Healthy eating can feel like a tricky game. Some diet gurus insist that carbs are bad, while others suggest that low-fat foods can help people slim down.

The truth is more complicated, though, and nutrition experts are starting to insist that there's just no eating plan that's right for every body.

Still, there are some foods that scientists have found - after years of studying people who eat them around the world - to be associated with negative health outcomes.

Here are eight of the worst offenders, which science has suggested up our odds of developing cancer, gaining weight, contracting diabetes, and ultimately perishing earlier than we should.