Saturday 5 October 2013

Does bacon cause cancer?

foxnews.com - Seems like all the really fun stuff causes cancer. But sometimes, you can indulge. We break down your bad habits (bacon's just the beginning).Bad habit: Your morning bacon fixBacon makes everything better—except your health. People who ate the most processed meats (2.5 slices of bacon or sausage links a day) were 19 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer in a recent study. Smoked and cured meats contain a type of iron that may damage intestinal cells and lead to colon and rectal cancer as well, said Alice Bender, registered dietician, of the American Institute for Cancer Research.

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