4 ms·
Processed meats like bacon are a known carcinogen according to the WHO. Unprocessed red meats are only a probable carcinogen.
by jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y ago
Processed meats like bacon are a known carcinogen according to the WHO. Unprocessed red meats are only a probable carcinogen.
- tptacek 5y agoSo is alcohol, salted fish, and potatoes, and so are a bunch of toxic chemicals that aren't an expected component of foods that we nevertheless ingest in trace amounts; the dose makes the poison.
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoIts true that the dose makes the poison and in the case of processed meats, the dose that people normally eat is enough to increase their risk of bowel and stomach cancer. Its telling that you are comparing it to alcohol, another substance that many people drink cancer-causing amounts of. I believe the acrylamide that forms in roasted or fried potatoes is only a probable carcinogen and only causes cancer in studies with doses much higher than people eat.
- tptacek 5y agoOr, for that matter, the aflatoxins in peanuts and coffee.
- jxidjhdhdhdhfhf 5y agoAflatoxin content is regulated by the government. If we had similar regulations for processed meat, there would be no bacon.