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5 things: What the findings on red, processed meat and cancer really mean



Key takeaway: Level of risk depends on how much processed meat you eat

Eating 50 grams — two slices of bacon — each day boosts your risk of colorectal cancer by 18 per cent, according to the findings. The researchers found a "statistically significant dose-response relationship" between the consumption of processed meats and colorectal cancer.

Scientists have uncovered a key mechanism that links obesity and diabetes with cancer: high sugar levels, which increase activity of a gene widely implicated in cancer progression.

Excess sugar linked to cancer

Steer clear of highly sweet beverages such as:

This tiny bottle of jam....



...is 60% sugar! Intensely packed with sugar...

Cutting Sugar for 9 Days Made Kids Look Healthier: Study

Kids who cut processed sugar from their diets for just nine days had lower blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar — a finding that supports the idea that sugar itself is a major culprit in heart disease and diabetes, researchers said Tuesday.

And it suggests that it doesn't take long to reverse the harmful effects of consuming too much sugar.

‘Fat’ is the new normal in America

More than three-quarters of American adults are now overweight or obese!