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Bacon, Burgers, and Sausages Are a Cancer Risk, Say World Health Chiefs

posted by janrinok on Sunday October 25 2015, @01:27AM   Printer-friendly
from the end-of-the-world-is-nigh dept.

AnonTechie writes:

The World Health Organisation is to list processed meat among the most cancer-causing substances, alongside arsenic and asbestos. Fresh red meat is also due to join the 'encyclopaedia of carcinogens' and is likely to be ranked as only slightly less dangerous than the preserved products.

The rulings, revealed to the Mail by a well-placed source, will send shock waves through the farming industry and the fast food sector. They could also lead to new dietary guidelines and warning labels on packs of bacon. The classifications, by the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer, come amid mounting concern that meat fuels the disease which claims more than 150,000 lives a year in the UK.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3285490/Bacon-burgers-sausages-cancer-risk-say-world-health-chiefs-Processed-meats-added-list-substances-likely-cause-disease-alongside-cigarettes-asbestos.html

[Also Covered By]: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/10/23/who_bacon_shocker/

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  • (Score: 4, Interesting) by Geotti on Sunday October 25 2015, @02:13AM

    by Geotti (1146) on Sunday October 25 2015, @02:13AM (#254200) Journal

    And here I was wanting to suggest ditching coffee in favor of tea...

    However, let's be clear that according to [1], "Daily consumption of black tea (but not green tea) has been associated with a significant reduction in death from all cancers." and.. oh fuck it, just read it here [wikipedia.org]

    Question: is the overall cancer rate in Japan lower on average than in other parts of the world and only stomach cancer is higher as what's left? Because this doesn't add up, one source says "drugs^W teas are bad mm'key?" while the other declares the opposite.

    [1] http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?fromPage=online&aid=9915773&fileId=S0007114515002329 [cambridge.org]

    [2] read it yourself at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Green_tea#Cancer [wikipedia.org]

    PS: What happened to my <strike> tag?

    PPS: sencha++

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  • (Score: 2, Disagree) by frojack on Sunday October 25 2015, @03:04AM

    by frojack (1554) on Sunday October 25 2015, @03:04AM (#254209) Journal

    And here I was wanting to suggest ditching coffee in favor of tea...

    Take it with milk/cream as many brits do. The difference between those who get cancer from tea drinking and those that don't is the milk.

    I know this to be true because I read it on Slashdot many years ago. ;-)

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    • (Score: 2) by Geotti on Monday October 26 2015, @03:16AM

      by Geotti (1146) on Monday October 26 2015, @03:16AM (#254510) Journal

      Really, sencha with milk? Here it is again the world's famous British cuisine...

      • (Score: 2) by frojack on Monday October 26 2015, @05:07AM

        by frojack (1554) on Monday October 26 2015, @05:07AM (#254533) Journal

        I've heard it goes great with boiled meat.

        Hmmm, I wonder if the boiled meat poses a cancer risk like fried meat?

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  • (Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Sunday October 25 2015, @04:27AM

    by Phoenix666 (552) on Sunday October 25 2015, @04:27AM (#254233) Journal

    Nah, it can't be the green tea what's responsible, it's gotta be the natto (納豆) [wikipedia.org].

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