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10 foods tied to death - and Bacon is one of them

Wu Wei

Wu Wei

ursus senum severiorum and ex-Bisy Backson
Bacon, soda & too few nuts tied to big portion of US deaths

"Bad" foods or nutrients that were over-eaten include salt and salty foods; processed meats including bacon, bologna and hot dogs; red meat including steaks and hamburgers; and sugary drinks.
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Good" ingredients

—Fruits: 3 average-sized fruits daily

—Vegetables: 2 cups cooked or 4 cups raw vegetables daily

—Nuts/seeds: 5 1-ounce servings per week — about 20 nuts per serving

—Whole grains: 2 ½ daily servings

—Polyunsaturated fats, found in many vegetable oils: 11 percent of daily calories

—Seafood: about 8 ounces weekly

"Bad" ingredients

—Red meat: 1 serving weekly — 1 medium steak or the equivalent

—Processed meat: None recommended <<<<<< BACON is fund here

—Sugary drinks: None recommended

—Salt: 2,000 milligrams daily — just under a teaspoon.
 
bobhikes

bobhikes

Nondetermined
Premium Member
Bacon once a week
2 Hotdogs 1 a month
Cold cuts 4 out of 5 work day's
Sugary Drinks 2 to 3 a day
Red Meat 3 times a week

Still alive. And I didn't even have to mention the pastries at least once a day.
 
dust1n

dust1n

Zindīq
"Red meat After thoroughly reviewing the accumulated scientific literature, a Working Group of 22 experts from 10 countries convened by the IARC Monographs Programme classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A), based on limited evidence that the consumption of red meat causes cancer in humans and strong mechanistic evidence supporting a carcinogenic effect. This association was observed mainly for colorectal cancer, but associations were also seen for pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer. Processed meat Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of processed meat causes colorectal cancer. Meat consumption and its effects The consumption of meat varies greatly between countries, with from a few percent up to 100% of people eating red meat, depending on the country, and somewhat lower proportions eating processed meat. The experts concluded that each 50 gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%. “For an individual, the risk of developing colorectal cancer because of their consumption of processed meat remains small, but this risk increases with the amount of meat consumed,” says Dr Kurt Straif, Head of the IARC Monographs Programme. “In view of the large number of people who consume processed meat, the global impact on cancer incidence is of public health importance.”

http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2015/pdfs/pr240_E.pdf

tl;dr:

For every 50 g of "processed" meat (not red meat) eaten on the daily average, increases colorectual cancer by 18%

It's a relatively a small risk compared to most carcinogens... it's carcinogenic just by definition.

Anyways, a good doctor would probably stress the importance of having a balance diet on most days... eating your greens is important, and rotating the kinds of meat you eat is presumably what most people do.
 
dust1n

dust1n

Zindīq
bobhikes said:
Bacon once a week
2 Hotdogs 1 a month
Cold cuts 4 out of 5 work day's
Sugary Drinks 2 to 3 a day
Red Meat 3 times a week

Still alive. And I didn't even have to mention the pastries at least once a day.
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The only thing that sounds remotely off about to me is so much sugary drinks a day... not saying I don't drink too much myself.
 
Father Heathen

Father Heathen

Veteran Member
Kirran said:
I'm up for knocking out the seafood and red meat as well - wouldn't do any harm! (y)
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It listed seafood under "good ingredients". Of course, how it's prepared makes the difference. It's hard to think of seafood without thinking of something battered and fried.
 
Kirran

Kirran

ॐ
Premium Member
Father Heathen said:
It listed seafood under "good ingredients". Of course, how it's prepared makes the difference. It's hard to think of seafood without thinking of something battered and fried.
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It did indeed! But I think we can safely knock it out anyway. I've done so myself.
 
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