Possibly though I have bought a lot less bacon bacon
Apparantly it adds 18% to the risk of bowel cancer. Charred meat is another risk but not quantified like bacon, a class 1 cancer cause.
But then there is cost of the brands listed in the article compared to the standard nitrite cured bacon. On Tesco the "naked" range sold by Finnebrogue is £18.75 per kg. Whereas the standard Tesco range is £5.63 per kg. If you are a moderate consumer of Bacon that's a lot and more people are feeling the pinch. Bacon is pretty good value compared to deli sandwich meats. Of course though, The best option for those worried would be to avoid it and im sure The Guardian would agree. Choice is ones to make though.
Incidentally, Harvard did a study on Organic foods vs Non-Organic and claim that the risk of consuming Non-Organic increases your risk of cancer by 25%. Again, Organic tends to carry a moderate price premium over standard Non-Organic. You see where im going with this? Nobody wants cancer, but sometimes people are dictated by availability and costs.
Then, There's the risk of being an Australian which carries a significantly higher risk of developing skin cancer than here in the UK, in fact, much much higher then the risk of Bowel cancer from dangerous bacon. When you consider the charred meat you mention, they must be all on borrowed time. I cannot fathom why anybody wants to go to that death trap!
In all seriousness, i don't worry about such studies, not because i have a desire to be terminally ill, but because risk of death is present everywhere in our lives, not least riding a bicycle!
