Cancer Research UK has called for more tests to prove a definitive answer as to whether or not eatin...
Cancer Research UK has called for more tests to prove a definitive answer as to whether or not eating bacon heightens the risk of bladder cancer.
The call came after research, conducted by scientists at Harvard University, was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. The scientists found people who ate bacon at least five times a week were 59% more likely to develop the disease than those who did not.
In addition, they found that people who frequently ate skinless chicken had a 52% greater risk.
Compared with skinless chicken, cooked chicken with skin is known to contain a smaller amount of heterocyclic amines.
The team studied 136,000 people for 22 years.
It is estimated that more than 10,000 people a year are diagnosed with bladder cancer in the UK alone.
