One sausage per day increases cancer risk
If you enjoy eating ham, bacon, hot dogs or sausages on a daily basis then you may want to consider cutting back. A new study is claiming that 50 grams of processed meat per day can raise the chances of developing bowel cancer. Under their assessment, "processed" means any kind of meat preserved by chemical additives, for example.Representatives of the World Cancer Research Fund suggest that the safest level of consumption for this type of food is none at all. As far as other cancers are concerned, they don't think there's much of a connection.
Bowel cancer is a big deal over in the UK with it being the third most common type of case. What about red meat though? Well that's considered best in moderation, with researchers suggesting 500 grams or less per week. But it might be harder for some people than others to eliminate processed meat from their nutrition altogether.
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3-31-2008 @ 1:55PM
Debbie said...
So, Adams Briscoe, provide some context: Sausage is popular in Poland and Italy. Are their bowel cancer rates higher? Do US cities with large Italian and Polish populations also have higher bowel cancer rates? Your rabid readers look forward to you putting your investigatory powers to some good use and getting us the information we deserve from ThatsFit.com!
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4-01-2008 @ 2:03PM
marcie0305 said...
Debbie - you can find some of the answers you are looking for here: http://info.cancerresearchuk.org/cancerstats/types/bowel/incidence/
However, I would be more interested in knowing *how much* red meat each person diagnosed typically eats in a week, rather than their geographical location. I once heard a dietician who works at a local hospital say "I've never had a vegetarian come in with cancer" - something to think about.
In the past, at least in America, people kept pigs around all year and killed them in the winter for the holiday season & cured a lot of the pig for later. This practice makes a heck of a lot more sense than eating pork several times a week (and probably beef on the other days) as a lot of people do.
~Marcie
http://feedingblackmail.blogspot.com/2007/10/holy-sow-there-are-more-pigs-in-north.html
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