In a tragic turn of events, the World Health Organization announced that eating processed meats raises one’s risk of getting cancer. The study concluded that red meat and processed meat should be labeled as carcinogens. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian (The Point) hosts of The Young Turks discuss.

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“A research division of the World Health Organization announced Monday that bacon, sausage and other processed meats cause cancer and that red meat probably does, too.

The report by the influential group stakes out one of the most aggressive stances against meat taken by a major health organization, and it is expected to face stiff criticism in the United States.

The WHO findings were drafted by a panel of 22 international experts who reviewed decades of research on the link between red meat, processed meats and cancer. The panel reviewed animal experiments, studies of human diet and health, and cell mechanisms that could lead from red meat to cancer.”