Rhonda Patrick· PhD
Each 50-gram daily serving—about two slices of deli ham—raises colorectal cancer risk by 18%.
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
Each 50-gram daily serving—about two slices of deli ham—raises colorectal cancer risk by 18%.
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18% for every 50 grams of processed meat, more likely for, was it, colon cancer, colorectal cancer