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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by lelanthran on Thursday January 19, 2023 @08:37AM (#34440079)
> There is a reasonably amount of evidence to suggest that the kind of meat consumed and the volume might be the cause of various cancers.

No, there isn't any reasonable amount of evidence to suggest that. Vegans get cancer at the same rate as non-Vegans.

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Re:Fake Meat Was Supposed to Save the World. It Became Just ... by KaiserPro on Thursday January 19, 2023 @09:53AM (#34440904)
Nitrates in preserved meats have a correlation to higher rates of cancer. [1]

Lung cancer however, you are right.

I'm not vegan by the way, I really like salami. just less now.

[1] https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30850575/

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