Today, the World Health Organisation\u2019s (WHO) International Agency for\u00a0Research on Cancer has released a report warning that bacon, ham and\u00a0sausages are as big a cancer threat as cigarettes. Experts at the Agency\u00a0have ranked cured and processed meats amongst the top 5 most\u00a0carcinogenic substances to humans as alcohol, asbestos, arsenic and\u00a0cigarettes.<\/p>\n
The Director of Communications for BANT \u2013 Daniel O\u2019Shaughnessy said:\u00a0“The British Association for Applied Nutrition and Nutritional Therapy\u00a0(BANT) position on cured and processed meats is clear: They should be\u00a0consumed only occasionally, and as part of a diet that includes a minimum of\u00a05 portions of brightly-coloured vegetables (and ideally more) and 2 portions of\u00a0fruit, daily.\u00a0This advice has previously been published as part of BANT’s Wellbeing\u00a0Guidelines in September 2015.”<\/p>\n
BANT\u2019s Wellbeing Guidelines provide the most up-to-date nutrition and\u00a0lifestyle recommendations based on the latest scientific evidence, which sadly\u00a0has been ignored by the \u201cEatWell Plate\u201d. Cancer is a complex disease of\u00a0multifactorial aetiology, but the evidence points to the fact that minimising\u00a0nutritional contributing factors is likely to have beneficial effects.<\/p>\n
BANT is delighted that the recommendations published in the Wellbeing\u00a0Guidelines are echoed and ratified by the World Health Organisation.<\/p>\n