Posted on 10/26/2015 8:07:46 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Bacon, ham and sausages rank alongside cigarettes as a major cause of cancer, the World Health Organisation has said, placing cured and processed meats in the same category as asbestos, alcohol, arsenic and tobacco.
The report from the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer said there was enough evidence to rank processed meats as group 1 carcinogens because of a causal link with bowel cancer.
It places red meat in group 2A, as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. Eating red meat is also linked to pancreatic and prostate cancer, the IARC says.
The IARC’s experts concluded that each 50-gram (1.8-ounce) portion of processed meat eaten daily increased the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%.
“For an individual, the risk of developing colorectal cancer because of their consumption of processed meat remains small, but this risk increases with the amount of meat consumed,” said Dr Kurt Straif, head of the IARC monographs programme. “In view of the large number of people who consume processed meat, the global impact on cancer incidence is of public health importance.”
The decision from the IARC, after a year of deliberations by international scientists, will be welcomed by cancer researchers but it triggered an immediate and furious response from the industry, and the scientists it funds, who rejected any comparison between cigarettes and meat.
“What we do know is that avoiding red meat in the diet is not a protective strategy against cancer,” said Robert Pickard, a member of the Meat Advisory Panel and emeritus professor of neurobiology at Cardiff University. “The top priorities for cancer prevention remain smoking cessation, maintenance of normal body weight and avoidance of high alcohol intakes.”.
But the writing has been on the wall for ham, bacon and sausages for several years.
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“Here’s all you need to know about the WHO Report....”
IT’S A BIG FAT M-F-ING LIE!!!!!
They’ll take my bacon from my cold, dead hands!!!!
ooooooooohhhhh noes with this and global warming we are doomed, doomed I tell you /s
This is the biggest bunch of carpola yet. Its just the kickoff to the no meat for you campaign. NWO Big Brother has plans for us plebes and it does not include beef or bacon. Meat Nazi’s. :-)
Do vegetarians live longer? Two words: Linda McCartney.
CC
For another treat, fresh ground chuck or sirloin. A dash of salt. Eat raw. Steak tartar. Yummm !
“Breakfast of a higher caliber”
CC
Their agenda is showing.
Do I eat only Brussels sprouts for the rest of my life only to have it cut short by some evil jihadist or enjoy bacon and ham while I can? I’ll take the bacon and wipe my greasy fingers on everything I can.
#19 That is a microaggression : )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3353007/posts
#33 That is majoraggression : )
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3353007/posts
Title says nothing about bacon: “Everything you need to know about that study linking bacon and cancer [Major WHO report]
“Bacon, ham and sausages rank alongside cigarettes as a major cause of cancer, the World Health Organisation has said, placing cured and processed meats in the same category as asbestos, alcohol, arsenic and tobacco.”
The next statement does not really covered bacon in this article, it again notes processed meats.
“The report from the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer said there was enough evidence to rank processed meats as group 1 carcinogens because of a causal link with bowel cancer.”
Wow. So, a Muslim “scientist” found that pork products were bad somehow.
After all, bacon is a gift that pigs give us when we’re good.
I wonder if there was any control for people who died from warfare, starvation, self-detonation, running perfectly good aircraft into tall buildings, etc. In much of the world, other causes of death prevail long before people get old enough to be likely risks for colorectal cancer. In civilized parts of the world where smoked meats (esp. pork) are consumed, people tend to live longer, and age is a risk factor.
Give 'em an inch...and they'll over reach.
A liteBreakfast, or snack done right, done the Southern way.
For dinner add greens or peas, For lunch or supper use canned peaches instead of gravy.
For me, just the biscuits, gravy, bacon and eggs is plenty. All my stomach will hold. I take 4 times as long to digest food as others do. So I have to make my meals smaller.
I may be a southerner, but greens are NOT one of those things I will eat, they are bitter. A food group I by pass.
Uh... let’s see... ham, bacon, sausage, tobacco, alcohol.... daily/weekly, times sixty years, equals..... well, too late for me!
Guess I’ll just keep on doing what I do.
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