Red Meat and Cancer

According to a report on CNN.com, a recent study found that red meat and processed meats can raise the risk of certain types of cancer.

What the study found was that people who consume high amounts of red meats (all beef, pork and lamb) and processed meats (bacon, red meat sausage, poultry sausage, luncheon meats, cold cuts, ham and most hot dogs) were more likely to have esophageal, colorectal, liver, or lung cancer.

During the eight year study, 500,000 men and women between the ages of 50 and 71 participated and 53,396 cases of cancer were reported.

Looks like fish and poultry are the best choices for your meat fix

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