Bacon, sausages and ham rank alongside smoking as cancer causes, says WHO

[alarimer]

32. Probably needlessly alarmist.

The mainstream media does a horrendous job of reporting science. Science is usually too nuance for the "he said, she said" narrative. In reality, this was likely a red meat will "kind of, sort of, maybe" kill you.

In any case, who cares? We're all going to die anyway. We might as well do what we like.

The fact is, you can abstain from all those things that will supposedly kill you, but there is absolutely no guarantee that any of that will prevent you getting cancer. Or anything else. You cannot eliminate all risk. It cannot be done. And these sensationalistic media reports are incredibly irresponsible and so are doctors who say "Stop eating red meat and you won't get cancer." It's not true, or at least it isn't that simple.

Accept that there is a risk to simply living your life. Own it. That's what I do. I eat what I like in moderation and accept that I may not live to be 100. I don't want to anyway.