Cancer fears ‘prompt reduced meat intake’
One in ten people has reduced their processed meat intake since a report linked the food to cancer, a new survey has revealed.
Last year, the World Cancer Research Fund published a report which warned those eating two rashers of bacon and two sausages a day upped their risk of bowel cancer by some 63 per cent.
An online study of 2,124 people has indicated that many people have now cut their intake, with older people most likely to have changed their diet.
Excessive consumption of red meat has often been linked to the disease, with 11 per cent of respondents claiming they had been trying to cut down.
Richard Evans, the head of communications for the World Cancer Research Fund, said: "This survey shows that if people are told how they can reduce their risk of cancer then many of them will make changes."
A spokesman for Bowel Cancer UK also said other factors such as smoking and excessive alcohol "should not be ignored".
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