Processed Meat & Cancer

"Consumption of processed meat — including hot dogs, bacon, and lunch meats — can increase the risk of cancer, according to a new statement from a WHO research agency.

The group also announced that eating unprocessed red meat,
such as beef or lamb, can "probably" cause cancer, although the evidence here was less convincing.
This is the direst warning on meat yet, although other major health organizations had previously recommended that Americans cut down on their meat consumption.
The evidence mostly relates to colorectal cancer and heavy meat consumption, but while the overall cancer risk is small, it increases depending on the amount of meat a person eats."  

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