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OMG, I don't want to live any more.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/bad-news-sausage-bacon-booze-12585028
https://www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/health/bad-news-sausage-bacon-booze-12585028
No amount of alcohol, sausage or bacon is safe according to a new global blueprint on how to beat cancer.
Even small amounts of processed meats and booze increase the risk of a host of cancers outlined in World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) guidelines updated every decade.
The respected global authority has unveiled a 10-point plan to cut your risk of getting cancer by up to 40%.
Brits have been told to banish favourites such as ham, burgers and hot dogs from their diets by experts who say they are a direct cause of bowel cancer.
Processed meats also cause people to be overweight which can trigger many more cancers.
But UK experts have disagreed with the draconian advice insisting the odd bacon sandwich “isn’t anything to worry about”.
The WCRF found boozing is directly linked to increased risk of six cancers and for the first time recommended sticking to water or unsweetened drinks.
It added stomach cancer to its previous list of cancers of the bowel, breast, oesophagus, liver and throat.
The third WCRF Expert Report is unveiled today(Thur) at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna following earlier landmark reports in 1997 and 2007.
It is the biggest ever global analysis of cancer triggers covering 51 million people - 3.5 million who were diagnosed with cancer.
Cancers of the liver, ovary, prostate, stomach, throat have been added to those of the bowel, breast, gallbladder, kidney, oesophagus, pancreas and womb which are directly caused by obesity.
The report said: “Even small amounts of alcoholic drinks can increase the risk of some cancers.
“There is no level of consumption below which there is no increase in the risk of at least some cancers.”
On processed meats it added that “no level of intake can confidently be associated with a lack of risk of bowel cancer”.
Cutting down on steaks and other red meat such as lamb and pork can reduce the risk of bowel cancer.
Dr Giota Mitou, WRCF director of research, said: “We are making for the first time separate recommendations on sugar-sweetened drinks and the recommendation is to drink water and unsweetened drinks and to limit consumption of fast foods and other processed foods.
“When we talk about cancer prevention the strong evidence is that we need to follow a package of lifestyle behaviours.
“Individuals need to follow as many of these recommendations as possible, not just some of them.
“The best advice is not to eat processed meat. The risk does increase with consumption.