date:Mar 08, 2013
e 44% more likely to die by the follow-up time of 12.7 years, compared to those who only consumed 20g.
Currently, the UK government recommends eating no more than 70g of processed meat daily.
The study also showed that people who ate processed meat were more likely to be obese and have behaviors that may affect health, such as smoking. However, even after these risk factors were taken into consideration, consuming processed meat still increased health risk.
The research, published in the jour