The 116 things that cause CANCER - according to World Health Organization experts
Bacon, burgers and sausages were this week deemed to be as big a cancer threat as cigarettes, according to global health chiefs.
The
warning saw processed meat added to the list of items classified as
carcingogenic to humans by the World Health Organisation.
It
means dietary favourites, including salami, chorizo and smoked ham,
rank alongside arsenic and asbestos, when it comes to the potential
cancer risk.
Officials said just 50g of processed meat a day – less than one sausage – increases the risk of bowel cancer by almost a fifth.
Twenty-two
experts at the WHO's International Agency for Research on Cancer, from
10 countries, took the decision after reviewing more than 800 studies
that investigated the links between red meat and processed meat and
various different types of cancer.
Processed
meat was classified as carcinogenic, based on sufficient evidence in
humans that consumption causes specifically colorectal or bowel cancer,
they concluded.
The
classification of red meat as 'probably carcinogenic to humans' was
observed mainly in relation to colorectal cancer, but links were also
seen for pancreatic and prostate cancer.
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