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Eating Lots of Red Meat Linked to Colon Cancer

Internet URL

http://www.cancer.org/docroot/NWS/content/NWS_1_1x_Eating_Lots_of_Red_Meat_Linked_to_Colon_Cancer.asp  External Link

Sponsoring Agency

American Cancer Society

Description

Eating large amounts of red or processed meat over a long period of time can indeed raise colorectal cancer risk. But the risks from such a diet are smaller than those from obesity and lack of exercise, both for colon cancer and for overall health.

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Review Date

3/3/2008