
07/29/2025
Many patients are surprised when we discourage them from eating processed meats because it increases cancer risk ("Don't take away my bacon!!"). Here is a brief video that puts it into perspective...in summary, eating processed meats daily increases risk of colon cancer about the same as living with a cigarette smoker, and breathing in second hand smoke every day, increases lung cancer risk. Now you know! https://nutritionfacts.org/video/how-much-cancer-does-processed-meat-cause/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwL1nEVjbGNrAvWbzWV4dG4DYWVtAjExAAEeZaAV7XoKelynKQ2lZGHm5KlJRLazOOylFctB3Atw5KafxY_sGLai5K3pgm0_aem_x_ZIdt1eJBXKLvsgc0-Whw
I quantify the risks of colon and re**al cancers from eating bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meat.