Red meat once a day raises bowel cancer risk by fifth

Experts recommend cutting back on red and processed meat

A supermarket worker has admitted stealing $9,200 worth of ham over eight years
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Eating red meat just once a day increases your risk of bowel cancer by a fifth, a study by Oxford University has found.

The researchers analysed data from almost half a million people over six years and found that eating three rashers of bacon a day rather than just one could increase the risk of bowel cancer by 20%.

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