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Re:Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, ... by maxerickson on Monday December 11, 2017 @10:25AM (#15897557)
I think the cancer link is pretty solid but the base rates and relative risks don't paint that dire a picture.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3108955/

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Re:Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, ... by bryanlarsen on Monday December 11, 2017 @12:52PM (#15898736)
Your link says "red & processed" meat, which is a very different claim than saying that red meat causes cancer. Is there any good evidence that red meat causes cancer?
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Re:Meat tax ‘inevitable’ to beat climate and health crises, ... by maxerickson on Monday December 11, 2017 @01:20PM (#15899022)
It gives combined and separate relative risks.
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