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Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

By GFM Network News, Kate Kelland February 4, 2020

London | Reuters — A new study on meat consumption has found that people who eat red and processed meat have higher risks of heart disease and early death — contradicting recent research that suggested cutting out meat has few health benefits. The multiple findings can make it “difficult for people to make sense of

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Review of red meat’s risks spurs scientific food fight

By GFM Network News, Kate Kelland September 30, 2019

London | Reuters — Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving millions of people, a finding that contradicts dietary advice of leading international agencies and raised immediate objections from many health experts. Most people can continue to eat red and processed meat

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The link between meat and manhood

Meat has symbolized masculinity since the Stone Age

By Manitoba Co-operator Staff January 25, 2016

Researchers with the University of Hawaii have used crowdsourcing to raise funds for research into why men believe eating meat makes them more masculine. “Many men would gladly embrace the health risks associated with red meat rather than taking the slightest risk of being associated with the feminine attributes of a vegetarian diet,” said lead

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Putting the IARC announcement on meat into context

Of the 982 products reviewed since 1971, only one — yoga pants —  was found to have no association with cancer 

By Make It Beef November 17, 2015

An evaluation of red and processed meat from IARC (the International Agency for Research on Cancer) was released in October 2015. As with any study, there needs to be some context and perspective to be more fully understood. For expanded details of the IARC evaluation click here. Here’s some background information that can help with

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Pro-bacon backlash on social media

Negative tweets on the WHO recommendations outnumbers positive ones by more than 6.5 to 1

By Melissa Fares November 6, 2015

Bacon lovers took to social media last week to express disdain over a World Health Organization report that said processed meat is likely to cause cancer. The hashtags #FreeBacon, #Bacongeddon and #JeSuisBacon were among the top-trending topics worldwide on Twitter for a second straight day last Wednesday. Celebrities, politicians and ordinary consumers were reacting to

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California considers adding meat to cancer-alert list

By GFM Network News, P.J. Huffstutter, Tom Polansek October 28, 2015

Reuters — California is examining new World Health Organization findings to determine whether to add red meat and foods such as hot dogs, sausages and bacon to a cancer-alert list, setting the stage for a potential battle with the meat industry over warning labels. The inclusion of meat and processed meat on the list could

Each 50-gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18 per cent, according to a WHO study.

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Processed meat causes cancer; red meat suspected

Study says 34,000 cancer deaths per year worldwide are attributable to diets high in processed meat

By Gus Trompiz October 27, 2015

Paris / Reuters | Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organization (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of

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Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

By GFM Network News, Manitoba Co-operator Staff October 26, 2015

A new report classifying processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon as “carcinogenic” to humans doesn’t set out a cause-and-effect link between meats and cancer, industry groups caution. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), a research arm of the World Health Organization, on Monday published a report placing processed meats in its

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Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

By GFM Network News, Gus Trompiz October 26, 2015

Paris | Reuters — Eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease, World Health Organisation (WHO) experts said on Monday in findings that could sharpen debate over the merits of a meat-based diet. The France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part

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Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

By GFM Network News, Reuters October 23, 2015

Paris | Reuters — As international health experts prepare to publish a report on potential cancer risks linked to red and processed meat, industry groups are bracing for a damaging blow to consumer confidence. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) gathered health experts in France this month to discuss available

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Conflicting studies point to meat moderation as healthy diet

Review of red meat’s risks spurs scientific food fight

The link between meat and manhood

Putting the IARC announcement on meat into context

California considers adding meat to cancer-alert list

Processed meat causes cancer; red meat suspected

Cancer ‘hazard’ not a cancer ‘risk,’ meat industry cautions

Processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can: WHO

Meat industry braces for WHO cancer risk verdict

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