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Originally Posted by Maggy J
I remember reading an article in the 70s that said eating bacon and eggs with coffee was carcinogenic..I said pft then and I say it now..
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Not sure if any health authorities gave that credence but still they're always adjusting and learning more. If it turns out that processed meats don't cause cancer then we'll find that out but the likelihood is that won't happen. Not that many substances find their way onto the Group 1 carcinogenic list:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o..._1_carcinogens
Remember that this isn't one study, a casual link or an arbitrary decision. The World Heath Organisation are sufficiently sure of this link to put it in the same category as tobacco. They're careful enough with this classification that despite plenty of studies showing a link between red meat and cancer, and despite the statistical correlation between red meat consumption and cancer rates, they remain wary of yet classifying it as a carcinogen.
In other words they don't take these decisions without good reason. They may be wrong but for now I don't see the reason not to believe them.
