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Is There a Link Between Processed Meat and Cancer?

Researchers have looked at this whole category of processed meats, which is ham, bacon, sausage, bologna. And they are clearly linked to a number of cancers, particularly colorectal cancer but also many others. They're also linked to things that you wouldn't think that foods would cause, like respiratory conditions because they're inflammatory foods. So if we get away from the processed meats, including ham, whether it has nitrates or not, if we get rid of them, a number of health issues get better all at the same time.

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