Spam is the brand name of a canned meat product containing ham, pork, salt, flavorings and preservatives mixed and cooked sous vide. The product was manufactured in 1937 and became popular during World War II, where it was recognized by American and Russian soldiers. After the war, the product became popular and known throughout the world. Over the years, consumers have questioned the product and whether it is healthy due to the simplicity of its ingredients. This problem made a big difference to the popularity of the product. In today's society, canned foods have become a major problem, whether healthy or not, due to chemicals and preparation. There are many reasons why spam is unhealthy, and the main reasons are the ingredients, processed meat, and the amount of chemicals used. Spam contains many harmful chemicals that harm a human being. First of all, Spam is not healthy to eat because the human body is not designed to consume highly processed foods, our bodies cannot properly break down processed foods. This can have harmful side effects on humans. Additionally, another reason why humans cannot eat highly processed foods is the fact that they contain fat and sodium. All the fats and sodium clog our arteries, which can damage and destroy our entire system. There are many ways to get protein, not only from meat but also from vegetables. Also, the amount of chemicals they put in Spam to make it taste good is not healthy because the product doesn't contain much meat. It mainly contains fat and salt, which is what people consume. Although the product contains protein, it is not nutritious like other meat products sold in our grocery store. Secondly, the taste of spam is described as being very...... middle of paper ...... now we can't consider it "natural" because of the way it was made. I believe products like Spam show how we humans have become so lazy that things are now prepared precooked using technologies like microwaves, which emit cancer-causing radiation to cook our food. So, because our food now contains some sort of chemicals, I consider most of the foods we have today not healthy to eat. Canned-Foods-Safe.htmhttp://www.indianfoodforever.com/food-guide/canned-food-storage.htmlhttp://www.epinions.com/review/Hormel_Spam_Lite_12oz/content_442022268548http://www.wisegeek.com/ what is a carcinogen.htmhttp://recipes.howstuffworks.com/spam-food1.htmhttp://onemom.wordpress.com/2008/11/16/spam-the-poor-mans-meat/ http://www.eatsmartagesmart.com/spam-meat-sales-on-the-rise/