Processed meat products increase health risks
Canned food might bring an additional risk to your health due to the addition of salt and chemical additives required to process, cure and preserve meat products, a new study suggests. The journal Circulation, published the study recently revealed that salt and chemicals in processed meats to an increased risk of heart disease and diabetes. Just one serving a day of crispy bacon, a corn dog, sausage or even processed lunch meat was associated with a 42 percent higher risk of heart disease and 19 percent increased risk of diabetes. Eating unprocessed meats, your typical steak, chop or chicken breast, showed no increase in either heart disease or diabetes, and the saturated fat and cholesterol also was not a factor (as both processed and unprocessed meats have similar fat and cholesterol contents). The factor that contributed to the increase in disease was the salt and chemical additives. Source: Circulation
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