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Mr_Cripter t1_iumov11 wrote

Eating processed meats has been linked to increased risk of colorectal cancer too. I would be interested in research to find out if the food itself causes the risk, or whether eating the food skews the gut microbiome to select harmful bacteria instead

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Lord-Benjimus t1_iunky6f wrote

I'd be interested in this as well. It's like we know what gives cancer but not how or why it gives cancer. It's a big distinction for science, it's like how we know what the brain is, but not how consciousness works.

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SUMBWEDY t1_iuqav2k wrote

Iirc it's the food itself. A lot of preservation methods for meats (salting, smoking) cause high levels of nitrates and poly-cyclic amines that like to interact with cells.

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