FLR 026: On Cancer, Cured Meats, and Ultra-Processed Foods

INGREDIENT OF THE DAY:  None

In this episode, I’ll hit the newsstands for stories about the relationship of cancer and processed foods.  A breakthrough study published in January rocks the world.  Foods can kill, but which ones? We need to choose carefully.   At the end of the show, I’ll investigate a new product hitting the grocery store shelves.

Show Notes:

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References:

American Cancer Society

https://www.cancer.org/

Genome Magazine:  “Aging Immune System May Explain Cancer Better Than Genetic Mutations

http://tinyurl.com/y6w33mv2

Medical Express:  “Scientists Suggest That Cancer Is Purely Man-Made”

http://tinyurl.com/ycav2j2n

CBS News:  “The Connection Between Diet and Cancer

http://tinyurl.com/y9l4eh9p

Straits Times:  “WHO Classifies Processed Meat As Carcinogenic …”

http://tinyurl.com/owwnfqy

The Truth About Cancer:  “Top 10 Cancer-Causing Foods …”

http://tinyurl.com/ybpqf8l5

Science Based Medicine:  “Everything We Eat Causes Cancer”

http://tinyurl.com/y98mo8m6

British Medical Journal:  “Consumption of Ultra-Processed Foods and Cancer Risk”

https://www.bmj.com/content/360/bmj.k322

Larabar (website)

https://www.larabar.com/

 

Music:

Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini

Outro music is "Fluffing the Duck" courtesy of Kevin MacLeod