WHO lists processed and red meats as carcinogens

[Manhattan]

Eating processed meats like hot dogs, sausages or bacon can lead to bowel cancer in humans and red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said.

The review by the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), released on Monday, put processed meat in its group 1 list, which also includes tobacco and asbestos, for which there is “sufficient evidence” of cancer links.

Red meat was classified as probably carcinogenic in IARC’s group 2A list, to which it has also added this year glyphosate, the active ingredient in many weedkillers.

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/...ticle26969866/

[Tik-Tok]

Getting bowel cancer tastes delicious.

[Inzane]

So the choice becomes take a bullet to the head now vs. switch to some gay-ass vegan diet??

Or will vegetables do us in as well because of pesticides.

[Ca_Silvia13]

Wow, I mean I knew processed sandwich meat was bad but same as asbestos? Wow

So Subway is going out of business now? Worse than McDicks....

[Manhattan]

Don't forget sugar is toxic too.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/17/ma...ar-t.html?_r=0

[lilmira]

So are they going to put pictures of hot dogs, bacon and steaks on cigarette packages now?

[Tik-Tok]

Originally posted by lilmira
So are they going to put pictures of hot dogs, bacon and steaks on cigarette packages now?

That doesn't make sense, but putting pictures of bowel cancer on packages of hot dogs, bacon, and steak would be hilarious.

Everything gives you cancer these days, some just quicker than others. At least bacon smells delicuous when someone next to you is eating it

[frizzlefry]

Reminds me of those stupid Health FYI segments on the news:

"Everything is going to kill us and we are all going to die! But doctors stress that this research is still in the early stages"

[frizzlefry]

Originally posted by Tik-Tok


That doesn't make sense, but putting pictures of bowel cancer on packages of hot dogs, bacon, and steak would be hilarious.

[suntan]

[NoPulp]

Everything in moderation is the key.


Everything is going to kill you. And I'm going to continue eating meat.

[BerserkerCatSplat]

Goddamnit. My mother's been claiming a link between processed meats and cancer for 20 years and now I'm never going to hear the end of it.

[Inzane]

Originally posted by BerserkerCatSplat
Goddamnit. My mother's been claiming a link between processed meats and cancer for 20 years and now I'm never going to hear the end of it.

Haha.. Funny you mention that. My mom's been going on about BACON for 30+ years. lol

[frizzlefry]

Can't eat veggie dogs either.

Meat as well as human DNA found in veggie dogs

[ZenOps]

I was staring down a 4 Kilo olymel bologna the other day.

Flying off the shelf, people like their oversized sausages. I'll take bologna over lobster any day.

[Twin_Cam_Turbo]

My life expectancy is probably until mid next week now...

[C_Dave45]

Originally posted by Twin_Cam_Turbo
My life expectancy is probably until mid next week now...

Those damn "Kega-Megas"....I think I've got till the end of the month now.

[max_boost]

Don't forget that MSG gonna kill you white folks.

[01RedDX]

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[Disoblige]

This does not change my eating habits whatsoever. If I want to eat hot dogs or other processed meat, I'll eat it. I am a big fan of the extra lean whole honey ham. Could probably eat it all myself with some cheese and Triscuits. Oops, just drooled all over my keyboard.