World Health Organization just classified processed meats (bacon, deli meats, hotdogs) as “carcinogenic” and red meat as “probably carcinogenic”, in light of studies linking them to colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer in humans

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The World Health Organization just classified processed meats (bacon, deli meats, hotdogs) as “carcinogenic to humans” and all red meats as “probably carcinogenic to humans”, in light of multiple studies that suggest these popular meats are linked to colorectal cancer, pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer. Their findings are due to appear in Volume 114 of the IARC Monographs.

Here’s an excerpt from the journal Lancet Oncology:

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