How does red meat increase bowel cancer risk?

November 12, 2007

Rare meatThe WCRF report on diet and cancer last week made it clear that bowel cancer is more common amongst people who eat a large amount of red and processed meat.

But why? What component in these foods is the ‘villain’ that can lead to cancer? And what is it about white meats (e.g. chicken and fish) that means they’re OK? A large number of studies have been published on this topic, so let’s have a look at the suspects.

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