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UN Health Body Says Bacon, Sausages, and Ham Among Most Carcinogenic Substances Along with Cigarettes, Alcohol, Asbestos, and Arsenic

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Salami, Parma ham and chorizo have cancer risks,
according to the WHO 
UN health body says bacon, sausages and ham among most carcinogenic substances along with cigarettes, alcohol, asbestos and arsenic

by Sarah Boseley, Health editor, The Guardian, 26 October 2015

Bacon, ham and sausages rank alongside cigarettes as a major cause of cancer, the World Health Organisation has said, placing cured and processed meats in the same category as asbestos, alcohol, arsenic and tobacco.

The report from the WHO’s International Agency for Research on Cancer said there was enough evidence to rank processed meats as group 1 carcinogens because of a causal link with bowel cancer.

It places red meat in group 2A, as “probably carcinogenic to humans”. Eating red meat is also linked to pancreatic and prostate cancer, the IARC says.
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