Rocked by the news that processed meat could be terribly unpleasant for you? Well,chimney sweeping, salted fish and fracking also appear on the list compiled by the International Agency for Research on CancerAfter Monday’s bombshell news from the World Health Organisation that bacon, and ham and sausages are carcinogenic,you can be forgiven for wondering just what exactly is safe for you to come into contact with – let alone eat.
Handily, the International Agency for Research on Cancer – a body that collects and publishes cancer figures worldwide – has a list of the 116 substances and activities (for some of them are more verb than noun) that are now considered to cause cancer. Related: Processed meats rank alongside smoking as cancer causes – WHO Carcinogenic exposure circumstances Related: How unpleasant is meat for me? Frankly, or the experts don't know Related: I’m not giving up my ham and mustard sandwich | Ann Robinson Related: Ground to dust: fracking,silicosis and the politics of public health Related: Something is going to cancel you. Life is approximately what happens before that | JC Johnson Related: ‘It’s scaremongering’: the world’s meatiest places react to WHO report Related: Food industry greets cancer links with a shrug – it's been here before Related: Addictive and probably carcinogenic: scientist reveals dangers of Daily Mail | Dean Burnett Related: Health threat of sugar is vastly underestimated, study claims Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com