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In addition to the OP WHO report:

"Cooking meats at high temperatures, as in barbecuing or pan-frying, may increase the risk for kidney cancer, a new study suggests.

The World Health Organization warned last month that processed meats -- including bacon, hot dogs and sausages -- can cause colon cancer. Red meats were also associated with higher risk."

Doesn't matter what they say about nutrition and it's so called correlates.

Superstition substitutes for facts (which are still poorly understood i.e. the so called science is very, very far from complete), and somebody will periodically attempt to alter the prevailing superstitions to churn and benefit from the markets.

Data farming without examining the validity of basic research is becoming the great bugaboo of modern claim-ology. Basic research is extraordinarily difficult, lengthy, laborious, and expensive while data farming is whimsical and cheap, like taking polls: you can make it say just about anything you want.

Fruitinarianism causes cancer, the gout, and a host of other things. Look at Steve Jobs, who ate a stringent diet of veggies and fruit with meditation, lived a shorter life than Big Al who visits the Sizzler twice a week and guzzles down beer, pretzels, and hot dogs.

There's also a correlation between extremism and, my hypothesis, assholic behavior linked to limited meat intake.

Edit: make that a Vegan diet. Fucking asshole weirdo who never invented anything.
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/body-odd/strange-eating-habits-steve-jobs-f119434

Funniest bit: Jobs swore his fruitinarian diet eliminated BO, much to the contrary experience of those who worked with him closely.

MMR says

curious2 says

don't eat CAFO or processed meat

What studies have been done on CAFO vs Grass-fed beef consumption?

Another report today:

"The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) technical report says the practice of adding antibiotics and other antimicrobial drugs to the feed of healthy livestock, commonly done to promote growth and prevent disease among animals in crowded conditions, often leaves the drugs ineffective when they're needed to treat infections in people, especially the youngest among us."

In the USA, most antibiotic consumption is in animal agriculture, especially CAFO and dairy. I've seen estimates as high as 80%. The commercial media blame ignorant humans who insist on taking antibiotics for a rhinovirus or influenza virus, but that is a drop in the bucket and there are even doctors who prescribe for that purpose (in order to prevent bacterial coinfection) so the Rx mandate does not stop that practice. The much larger antibiotic problems are both heavily subsidized by government: (a) the overuse of antibiotics in animal agriculture and (b) the misuse of antibiotics in hospitals.

thunderlips11 says

Edit: make that a Vegan diet. Fucking asshole weirdo who never invented anything

Nerd Jesus "changed the world"

https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3s-qZsjK8I

"Prostate cancer survivors who eat a typical American diet loaded with red meat, cheese and white bread are far more likely to see their cancer come back and kill them, and they're more likely to die sooner of any disease than patients who eat a healthier diet...."

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR), which studies the links between food and cancer, says it's clear the Health and Human Services Department and U.S. Department of Agriculture came under pressure to downplay any risks of eating meat.
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Dr. Walter Willett, who heads the nutrition department at the Harvard School of Public Health, agreed. "Unfortunately, the USDA has censored the recommendation of the Scientific Advisory Committee to consume less red meat," Willett said.
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Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Burwell says the report actually stands up to some very strong lobbying groups, especially in its recommendations to cut sugar, salt and saturated fat. These are all found in processed food or soft drinks, and some very powerful interest groups fought back hard on recommendations to limit those.
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One high-profile recommendation that was dropped from consideration in the year-long process of drawing up the report was that people be advised to eat a "sustainable" diet that would limit bad impacts on the environment. That would include eating less meat, since producing meat uses far more water than producing crops that people eat directly.

MMR says

Nerd Jesus "changed the world"

He pretty much nailed Steve Jobs, except for one thing. Steve Jobs never had any actual good ideas either. He just ordered other people to copy other people's work. The graphical user interface, stolen from Xerox Parc. The iPod, copied from the Diamond Rio. iPhone, copied from Palm Smart Phone and others.

Had Steve Jobs never existed, the only way the world would be different is the absent of annoying Apple Fanboys, although they may have clung to some other cult leader.