A New Study Links Processed Meats To Breast Cancer
A New Study Links Processed Meats To Breast Cancer
You might want to think twice before eating these foods.
Eating processed meats like bacon, sausages and ham could increase the risk of breast cancer, a study has said.
Regularly consuming the foods was linked with a 9 percent higher risk of breast cancer, according to an analysis of previous studies looking at over 1.2 million women.
The findings follow previous research from the World Health Organization, which categorized processed meat as a carcinogen after finding that its consumption can cause various types of cancer.
Processed meats are those that have been preserved by smoking, curing or salting.
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