Does meat cause cancer?
The World Health Organisation says processed meat could cause
cancer and red meat is risky too.
The
latest findings by the World Health Organisation (WHO) have re-ignited the
debate about the impact of eating meat. The agency has concluded that eating
too much processed meat causes cancer while red meat is a likely cause of the
disease as well.
The findings have drawn
sharp reactions from those in the meat industry, who argue meat forms part of a
balanced diet and that cancer risk assessments need to be set in a broader
context of environmental and lifestyle factors.
Other scientists have
also criticised the WHO conclusions, saying they lack enough substantial
evidence.
So, should we stop
eating meat?
Presenter: Hazem Sika
Guests:
Hannes Tinnacher - chef and food expert
Hannes Tinnacher - chef and food expert
Dr
Kurt Straif - epidemolist and head
of the International Agency for Research on Cancer
Darren
Saunders - senior lecturer at the
School of Medical Sciences at the University of New South Wales Australia
SOURCE: http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/ and http://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2015/10/meat-cancer-151027191734765.html
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