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Does Eating Red & Processed Meat Really Affect Your Cancer Risk?

How the media is killing us with statistics

Jeremy Braude, Ph.D.
5 min readMay 13, 2019

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On April 17, 2019, meat eaters worldwide were warned again about the risks associated with eating red and processed meat. The Guardian exclaimed that “even moderate intake of red meat raises cancer risk.” CNN shouted that “eating just one slice of bacon a day [is] linked to a higher…

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Jeremy Braude, Ph.D.

Using my experience in research and science communication, I aim to help people make better informed health decisions.