Eating bacon, ham and other processed meats causes cancer, declares World Health Organisation | Coach
I take these types of warnings with a grain of salt.
Sure bowel cancer rates are higher in the US, Europe and Australia. More meat eaten, but also a lot more processed food (with added salt, chemicals, and especially sugar).
Ian Johnson of the UK-based Institute of Food Research, said meat consumption was "probably one of many" factors contributing to relatively high rates of bowel cancer in the United States, Western Europe and Australia — parts of the developed world where more meat has traditionally been eaten.
However, "there is little or no evidence that vegetarians in the UK have lower risk of bowel cancer than meat-eaters," he said.
I take these types of warnings with a grain of salt.
Sure bowel cancer rates are higher in the US, Europe and Australia. More meat eaten, but also a lot more processed food (with added salt, chemicals, and especially sugar).
