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Is anything safe to eat? Cancer report adds bacon, ham and drink to danger list JENNY HOPE A bombshell report yesterday blamed putting on weight, alcohol and a whole range of everyday foods for causing cancer. Consumers were told to curb drinking, avoid processed meats - including bacon, ham and sausages - and cut their intake of red meat and salt. Even supposedly healthy fruit and vegetables were said to offer only "limited" protection against the disease. Last night, as the public wondered what exactly is safe to eat, there was a growing medical and food industry backlash against the £4.5 million study by 21 international experts on behalf of the World Cancer Research Fund.
(Article continues below) Britain's top cancer specialist, Professor-Karol Sikora, called the advice "too trite and too dogmatic" and warned "no one will do it". He added: "Alcohol, red meat and bacon in moderation will do us no harm and to suggest they will is wrong. "I don't intend to give up my Sunday roast and glass of wine." The report offers the toughest advice yet on guarding against cancer. Its key finding is that being fat is as bad for you as smoking. Excess body fat can trigger at least six common cancers including those affecting the breast, bowel and pancreas. The study found strong evidence that red meat and processed meats can cause bowel cancer while there are strong links between alcohol and mouth, oesophagus and breast cancers. The experts say there is no safe level of drinking. People who take small amounts of alcohol to protect against heart disease should limit themselves to two drinks a day for men and one for women. The report's guidelines include staying as lean as possible and eating no processed meats and only 500g of cooked red meat a week - about three 6oz steaks. To reach their verdict, the panel sifted through 7,000 of the best studies on cancer, diet and exercise produced over the last 40 years. Professor Martin Wiseman, the project director, said it was a "milestone" that would help people through a maze of conflicting health messages.
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