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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: 2) by maxwell demon on Sunday October 25 2015, @06:23AM

    by maxwell demon (1608) on Sunday October 25 2015, @06:23AM (#254254) Journal

    Apples. I'm pretty sure that I've never read anything about health issues from eating apples.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by rleigh on Sunday October 25 2015, @08:50AM

    by rleigh (4887) on Sunday October 25 2015, @08:50AM (#254286) Homepage

    Tooth decay from the sugar and acidity, and fatty liver disease from the fructose content. Too much of anything is bad!

  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2015, @02:36PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday October 25 2015, @02:36PM (#254341)

    C'mon, that was too easy. [ctvnews.ca]

  • (Score: 2) by mr_mischief on Monday October 26 2015, @03:43PM

    by mr_mischief (4884) on Monday October 26 2015, @03:43PM (#254718)

    Well, they have a lot of fructose, are really bad for your teeth from the acids, and the seeds, stems, and leaves are poisonous.