Bacon link to bladder cancer risk

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The evil but so tasty bacon with lots of streaky fats have earned a bad name. I normally use bacon in my carbonara sauce or roasting chicken. Place strips of bacon on the chicken to avoid the chicken’s skin burning. Remove the bacon when it is crispy and continue roasting the chicken. Yum, yum. Other than that, I don’t usually buy bacon for sandwiches because it is usually too salty, fatty and expensive too.

Harvard scientists found people who ate bacon at least five times a week were 59% more likely to develop the disease than those who never did.

They also found people who frequently ate skinless chicken had a 52% greater risk. Chemicals called nitrosamines and heterocyclic amines may be to blame.

Nitrosamines, chemicals which are often found in processed meats and in particularly high levels in bacon, are known to be carcinogenic in high quantities.

Heterocyclic amines, also known carcinogens, form when meat is cooked at high temperatures.

Compared with skinless chicken, cooked chicken with skin is known to contain a smaller amount of heterocyclic amines.

More work needed

However, the research is far from definitive. (full report)

Posted by lilian on November 30th, 2006 under Pork

2 Responses to “Bacon link to bladder cancer risk”

Fly on the Wall Says:
November 30th, 2006 at 2:30 pm
Lilian Darling!!

I love pork and bacon’s (in moderation of course, everything has to be in moderation darling!! Why!! Vitamin’s in overdose can kill you also!!!)

I read this article first before I came here and I thought I cld share it with you and let you have a good laugh as I did!! http://apkniah.blogspot.com/2006/11/1st-it-was-expensive-then-now-its.html

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Sooi Sooi Says:
November 30th, 2006 at 11:57 pm
first time i heard skinless chicken is bad for health!

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