| Old Codger 2008-04-03, 3:25 am |
| Meat and Cancer Link
http://tinyurl.com/28wye6
Posted 31 March 2008
Yet again meat products have been issued with a health warning.
Reports in the media today (Monday 31st March) state 'eating just one
sausage or three rashers of bacon a day increases the risk of bowel
cancer by 20 per cent'. This follows the release of a major report by
the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) that warned that red meat - such
as beef, pork and lamb - and processed meats are strongly linked to
bowel cancer. Professor Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for
the WCRF now warns, 'the safest amount [of processed meat] to eat is
none at all'.
Bowel cancer is the third most common type of cancer in the UK, which
is not surprising considering the British meat habit. In fact, a
quarter of all cancers are thought to be diet related. Studies have
shown that those who follow a meat-free diet have a lower risk of
suffering from obesity, heart disease, and diabetes as well as some
cancers. Switching to a meat-free diet means you can still eat veggie
sausages, ham and bacon, that look and taste like meat, but don’t come
with the health risks associated with eating animal products. Going
veggie means you will also save the lives of animals killed for food
each year and is one of the single most effective steps any individual
can take towards reducing their impact on the environment.
The scientific evidence that meat causes high levels of cancer is now
overwhelming. It’s time that meat was marketed with a government
health warning in the way that tobacco now is. Meanwhile, the public
continues to be conned into contributing millions of pounds each year
for cancer research involving appallingly cruel experiments on
animals. People can help themselves by avoiding the products that help
kill them - and they can help animals by not contributing to their
suffering in laboratories.
Animal products and human health factsheet
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/h/n/CAM...ianism/ALL/653/
Eating meat: wrecking the planet and global food shortage factsheet
http://www.animalaid.org.uk/images/...files/wreck.pdf
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