Think twice before eating that hot dog!

Hot Dogs and Colon Cancer

Dozens of studies have looked at the connection between meat in the diet and colon cancer risk. The picture they paint is somewhat complicated. Some studies suggest meat causes colon cancer, others do not. This has led health experts to consider other factors about meat that may affect colon cancer risk, such as the type of meat and how the meat is prepared and cooked.

Studying how different types of meat affect colon cancer risk has demonstrated that when it comes to hot dogs, less is better.

Regularly eating hot dogs, or any other type of processed, smoked, cured, and salted meat significantly increases the risk of colon cancer. Eating these foods increases the risk of other types of cancer as well. What are processed, smoked, cured and salted meats? Think hot dogs, bratwurst, sausage, salami, bologna, bacon, salt pork, cold cuts and lunch meat, ham, pastrami, pepperoni, smoked fish, corned beef, and jerky.


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