all 2 comments

[–]sawboss 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

The main cancer-causing culprits are nitrates and nitrites. These are added as preservatives and to give processed meats an appealing pinkish look. Nitrates occur naturally in such vegetables as lettuce and celery but in that form they do no harm. It’s when they interact with red meat that nitrates get troublesome. They form compounds such as nitrosomines, which are carcinogenic. The nitrosomines damage the cells in the lining of the bowel. Next step might be a visit to an oncologist. The dangers associated with nitrosomines have been known about for more than 60 years. Twenty-five years ago, a link was made between pregnant mothers eating hot dogs regularly and increased rates of brain cancer in children

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

According to studies, eating two slices of bacon a day increases your relative risk for colorectal cancer by 18 percent. Smoking, on the other hand, increases your relative risk of lung cancer by 2,500 percent. I think I won't smoke, but I will occasionally eat bacon.