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Does the WHO study that categorizes processed meats as ‘carcinogenic’ have you rethinking your diet?

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"While doctors have long warned against eating too much meat, the World Health Organization's cancer agency gave the most definitive response yet Monday about its relation to cancer — and put processed meats in the same danger category as cigarettes or asbestos," reports the Associated Press.

Meat industry groups protest the classification. The North American Meat Institute argued in a statement that "cancer is a complex disease not caused by single foods" and stressed the importance of lifestyle and environmental factors.

Today's Question: Does the WHO study that categorizes processed meats as 'carcinogenic' have you rethinking your diet?

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