Terrible, Terrible News: Bacon Linked to Colorectal and Prostate Cancer!

And it's not just bacon.

It's basically any processed meat: bacon, sausage, ham, deli meats, hot dogs and the pepperoni on your pizza! :cry:

After no fewer than 58 scientific studies, the existence of a link between processed meats and cancer is deemed to be "beyond a reasonable doubt".

Every 50g of processed meat that a person eats on a daily basis increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 21 percent.

Every 10g increases the risk of prostate cancer by 10 percent.

Here's the article from the Huffington Post: Could Processed Meat Give You Cancer?

Why? Why couldn't it have been ******* broccoli instead? :evil:

...Oh f***.

Dude, don't knock broccoli.

That **** is delicious.

Canadian=Lover of Bacon

I don't care aobut your studies :cry:

Dude, don't knock broccoli.

That **** is ****.

THE_DRUGGIE

Fixed. :P

Someone warn EpicMealTime! :cry:

Gonna have to take the risk, bacon is to good.

Honestly these studies fluctuate so often I'm going to take it with a grain of salt.

And whenever I hear about one of these, I think about this song since it's so true. You will die eventually, don't worry about the small things.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

Dude, don't knock broccoli.

That **** is ****.

Stesilaus

Fixed. :P

If brocolli became **** I'd still eat that **** because that **** was broccoli which is some delicious ****.

"It's basically any processed meat: bacon, sausage, ham, deli meats, hot dogs and the pepperoni on your pizza!"

I'm dead.

I'm sure it's too late for me now.

This week alone, I had for lunch:

1. Turkey/Bacon Ciabatta Sandwhich - Monday

2. Pepperoni Pizza Slices - Tuesday

3. Hoagie - Wednesday

4. Hot Dog - Yesterday

I had Ravioli for lunch today. Thank goodness.

Won't stop me from eating itimaps3fanboy

But if you eat it you'll die from cancer which means you can't eat any more bacon.

I wish people would just lie and say all food is good for you.

Like those deep-fried butter sticks in Iowa. Are they safe to eat?

lol

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]Won't stop me from eating itTHE_DRUGGIE

But if you eat it you'll die from cancer which means you can't eat any more bacon.

[QUOTE="THE_DRUGGIE"]

[QUOTE="imaps3fanboy"]Won't stop me from eating itimaps3fanboy

But if you eat it you'll die from cancer which means you can't eat any more bacon.

Not if we're talking about bacon.

Reads article goes back to eating his subway sandwich.

Oh, that's terrible.

*eats cheddar hot dog*

So that Kobyiashi guy who wins all the Hot Dog eating contests is a walking tumor by now, right?

So that Kobyiashi guy who wins all the Hot Dog eating contests is a walking tumor by now, right?

Netherscourge

Clearly he must be on the verge of death

Is Nitrate-Free Bacon ok?

My local diner where I eat a lot use sthe nitrate-free bacon.

If I can't eat ANY bacon, I may as well off-myself right now.

From the headline I thought OP meant Kevin Bacon.LegendaryFox77

I wouldn't doubt he gives you cancer too if you don't watch him in moderation.

Pfft, I'm calling shenanigans on this. There's no way that something that tastes that good could be bad for you!

By the way, these percentage numbers are a little misleading. I'm guessing they mean you're 21% more likely to get the cancers than if you didn't eat the bacon/whatever, but what's the actual likelihood of a person getting one of the cancers to begin with? If it's not all that high, then the 21% figure may not be that much in terms of likelihood of getting cancer.

EDIT: As I was saying, according to the article, about 143,000 get colorectical cancer per year in America. That translates to less than a tenth of a percent chance of getting colorectical cancer, which means that eating this stuff increases your actual chances of getting it by about two one-hundredths of a percent. I think I'll take my chances and enjoy bacon the little that I do eat it.

I've just checked the ingredients on a now empty packet of beef jerky:

Blah, Blah, "Sodium Nitrite", Blah, Blah :(

Dammit. I've eaten that stuff every day for the past eight months. :shock:

It's been an integral part of my weight loss plan.

Yeah! Another reason to add to my list of why being a vegetarian is a good thing!

Pfft, I'm calling shenanigans on this. There's no way that something that tastes that good could be bad for you!

By the way, these percentage numbers are a little misleading. I'm guessing they mean you're 21% more likely to get the cancers than if you didn't eat the bacon/whatever, but what's the actual likelihood of a person getting one of the cancers to begin with? If it's not all that high, then the 21% figure may not be that much in terms of likelihood of getting cancer.

chessmaster1989

Yes, that's what I'm hoping too, i.e. that the increased risk, over-and-above a baseline risk of X%, is (1.21 * X) %, as opposed to (X + 21) %.

If X is small, then who gives a damn!

:)

I'm 100% sure that this has been known for awhile. Its the reason I was prohibitted from eating bacon, non-kosher hotdogs and sausage growing up. Basically anything but the most well cooked pork is quite unhealthy. Its funny, you wonder why most religions prohibit the consumption of pork, there's your answer.

:cry: Noooooooooo!

Looks like I gotta watch out.

I just did a giant Darth Vader "Noooooooooooo!!!" when I read the topic. Because despite my love for bacon and bacon related items, I want to live as long as possible.trick_man01

You need this more than I do, son.

http://nooooooooooooooo.com/

Never been a great fan of bacon anyway tbhWolls

Get out

[spoiler] Joking of course [/spoiler]

[QUOTE="Wolls"]Never been a great fan of bacon anyway tbhAtmanix

Get out

Yea I get that a lot when I mention that, but doesnt it just mean more bacon for the rest of you guys?