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There is no safe amount of processed meat to eat, according to new research | CNN (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] dingus@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I know, right? One hot dog a day sounds like excess junk food consumption to me, not minimal consumption. These people clearly already do not have a decent diet and probably have other poor lifestyle choices. So it seems disingenuous to say that there is no safe minimum level of processed food consumption when their "minimum" is already excessive.

I get that this stuff increases cancer risk, but so does everything. Enjoying life without being too excessive with anything is what we should all shoot for. Life is a balance.