Health Risks of Processed Meat
What are the health risks of processed meat? Higher risk of stroke; increased risk of death; double the risk of lung disease; double the risk of heart disease, cancer and diabetes; increased risk of colorectal cancer and early death; increased risk of bladder cancer, and an increased risk of prostate cancer. See the medical and scientific studies that support the health findings. Be safe and avoid processed and red meat for your better health and a longer life.
Health Risks of Processed Meat
In October 2015, an international panel of experts called the International Agency for Research on Cancer that consists of 22 public health, cancer and other experts from 10 countries, convened at the World Health Organization (WHO) and concluded that eating processed meat like hot dogs, ham and bacon raises the risk of colon cancer and that consuming other red meats likely raises the risk of cancers and chronic disease. The research findings not only identified an increased risk of colon cancer from eating processed meat and red meat, but also an increased risk of prostate, pancreatic and stomach cancer. The risk of colorectal cancer from consuming processed meat rises by a factor of about 1.1 or 1.2 for every serving of processed meat consumed per da
The group, which reviewed 800 studies on cancer in humans, serves as an adviser to the WHO, focusing on environmental and lifestyle factors that may contribute to the disease.
Links to articles announcing the International Agency For Research on Cancer’s research report:
- International Agency for Research on Cancer, Press Release
- Cancer Research UK, Science Blog
- U.S. National Library of Medicine – Meat and Colorectal Cancer and Meat Consumption and Cancer Risk
- American Institute for Cancer Research – Red Meat Increases Risk of Cancer and Limit Consumption of Red Meat
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Infographic courtesy of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine (PCRM).
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