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How can a full English breakfast kill you? Let me count the ways

Posted: Aug 27th 2008 9:55PM by Martha Edwards
Filed under: Food and Nutrition, Obesity

It's no secret that a traditional English breakfast isn't healthy. That's just what happens when a meal is made up of fried eggs, fried bacon, fried hash browns, fried tomatoes and--good lord--fried bread (though to be fair, the breakfast is also served with baked beans, which are hopefully not fried as well).

But while proponents of the fry-up may look towards any kind of benefit in the menu -- protein! healthy egg whites! -- it's clear that the full English does more harm than good. Here's what's wrong with it:
  • It increases your risk for bowel cancer by 63%, according to recent reports.
  • It also significantly increases your risk of obesity, high cholesterol, hypertension, heart disease and a number of other killer ailments.
I'll say it again: Moderation. No one died from eating a full English fry-up once in their life, but having a meal of these proportions every day can literally kill you. Proceed with caution.


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