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Colon Cancer Spurred By Processed Meats

  • January 12, 2005

You may remember an article I posted a couple of months ago about increasing your risk of diabetes by eating processed meats. New research claims red meat (which includes beef, veal, pork, hot dogs, sausages and bologna per day) increases one's risk of colorectal cancer. By the numbers: People who eat a hamburger a day were about 30 percent to 40 percent more likely to develop cancer of the colon or rectum than those who ate less than half that amount. Long-term consumption of high...