A while back, I told you that eating red meat and processed meats could increase your risk of breast cancer. Well, unfortunately, US researchers discovered that it could increase your risk for developing lung cancer too. They also found a link between eating a lot of red meat and cancers of the liver, esophagus and pancreas.
The study involved 500,000 people ages 50 to 71. The participants of the study followed specific diets, ranging from some meat to a lot of meat. 
After eight years, 53,396 cases of cancer were diagnosed. Those people eating the highest amount of red meat had a 20 to 60 percent increased risk of developing esophageal, colorectal, liver, and lung cancer.
This study doesn't really mention specific amounts of meat intake, but it does mention that red meat is a high source of saturated fat and iron, both of which have been associated with cancer risk.
Red meat includes all types of beef, pork and lamb. Processed meats include bacon, red meat sausage, poultry sausage, luncheon meats, cold cuts, ham and most types of hot dogs including turkey dogs. This study isn't urging you to become a vegetarian, but it's good to keep in mind moderation when it comes to eating red and processed meats.
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First microwave popcorn gives you popcorn lung now processed meat give lung cancer. Are we sure that living in general doesn't just give us cancer?
1i was going to say the same thing wackdoodle, it seems like everything gives us cancer!! i don't know what can i eat or drink other than tea and apple and well orange
2soon they'll say tea give you tea lung cancer, oranges give you orange rind cancer and soon on
3Hahaha yea no matter what you'r going to get cancer! But honestly, it is pretty crazy...I mean you can't even enjoy yourself anymore!
4yes.. lol
5processed meat = love hate relationship
6i mean really.. if your going to lets say safeway
its all they really have. you have to go to a butcher to get FRESH!! which is always better
Luckily I only eat read meat on occasion...
7We get that red/processed meats are not the best and uh, frequently recalled.
But tenuous results tenuously linking their consumption to lung cancer? As we in first-order logic circles say, cognitive bias! Plus a causality that isn't, really. Thumbs down.
8I couldn't even TELL you the last time I ate red meat...not a fan.
9bummer, I
10I haven't had red meat for more than 10 years now. I just don't like it.
11yeah it seems like everything can kill you now
I like red meat but I dont eat it like
everyday. I think red meat like every thing else we eat is all about moderation. I think its kind of funny that they are linking the iron in red meat to health problems when our bodies need
iron. But if everything is done in moderation you shouldnt have any problems
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