Bacon linked to bladder cancer
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http://www.health-post.com/bacon-link-to-bladder-cancer-risk.html
Bacon link to bladder cancer risk
Getting too hooked on a daily bacon sandwich may increase the risk of bladder cancer, research suggests.
Harvard scientists found people who ate bacon at least five times a week were 59% more likely to develop the disease than those who never did.
They also found people who frequently ate skinless chicken had a 52% greater risk. Chemicals called nitrosamines and heterocyclic amines may be to blame.
The study appears in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The Harvard team studied data on nearly 136,000 people. The participants were followed for up to 22 years, during which time 808 developed bladder cancer.
Nitrosamines, chemicals which are often found in processed meats and in particularly high levels in bacon, are known to be carcinogenic in high quantities.
Heterocyclic amines, also known carcinogens, form when meat is cooked at high temperatures.
Compared with skinless chicken, cooked chicken with skin is known to contain a smaller amount of heterocyclic amines.
More work needed
However, the research is far from definitive.
The researchers also found people who ate bacon and other processed meats frequently were also more likely to smoke and to take in more fat and fewer vitamins. They were also less likely to exercise.
Dr Emma Knight, science information manager at Cancer Research UK, said: "The link between diet and cancer is complex and difficult to unravel but we know that eating lots of red and processed meat can increase our risk of some types of cancer.
"More research is needed before we can say for sure whether or not eating bacon in particular affects bladder cancer risk.
"For now, our advice remains to eat a balanced diet that is low in fat, processed and red meat, and rich in vegetables, fruit and fibre."
More than 10,000 people a year are diagnosed with bladder cancer in the UK.
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whatever.
id rather enjoy a short life and eat what i like than to live a long life and eat erm....'boring' food.... -
ya lor... eat nothing = die earliest
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But but but....I love bacon, the fatter the better.
I usually grill my bacon in the over than fry it in the pan, coz I don't have to wash the pan after. But when I over grill it, all the oil oozes out. Leave the oil to cool for a day and you get bacon butter. -
if you fry stuff in bacon fat, the stuff will taste betterOriginally posted by ditzy:But but but....I love bacon, the fatter the better. I usually grill my bacon in the over than fry it in the pan, coz I don't have to wash the pan after. But when I over grill it, all the oil oozes out. Leave the oil to cool for a day and you get bacon butter. 
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Omg... Once, I had turkey wrapped in bacon and bbq brazillian style in a skewer... it tasted heavenly!
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I think the issue nowadays is: What doesn't cause cancer to anywhere.....?
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did they just say ppl who "ate skinless chicken" were at higher risk???? o.o???
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the best way to prevent cancer is not to eat anything then...
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then u'll die even faster due to starvationOriginally posted by Marco_Simone:the best way to prevent cancer is not to eat anything then... -
Originally posted by udontknowme:whatever.
id rather enjoy a short life and eat what i like than to live a long life and eat erm....'boring' food.... wait u really kana cancer.. -
a certain type of cancer runs in my family. i dont see why i wont. the chance is thereOriginally posted by Ito_^: wait u really kana cancer..
but honestly, i dont quite care... -
said liao ma... not eat anything = die fastestOriginally posted by Marco_Simone:the best way to prevent cancer is not to eat anything then... -
plus...you wont get to know how wonderful bacon tastesOriginally posted by mayday80:said liao ma... not eat anything = die fastest
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it's kinda scary to know this and still have to live with it. Any preventative lifestyle that can minimise the chances?Originally posted by udontknowme:a certain type of cancer runs in my family. i dont see why i wont. the chance is there
but honestly, i dont quite care... -
Anorexia...
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The money they spent doing the research they could have saved thousands of lives in poverty stricken countries.
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eat is must eat
just dont eat too much lo -
What's the point of living a damn long life, eating food that tastes like crap?
