Reducing bacon and alcohol from diet could reduce cancer by 40%, study finds

ROCKFORD, IL (WTVO) – A new study suggests that avoiding bacon and alcohol could help reduce the risk of cancer by 40%.

The World Cancer Research Fund study, which sampled data from 51 million people, found that even the smallest amounts of processed meats and alcohol increased the risk of developing a number of cancers, according to the Evening Standard.

According to the study, obesity threatens to overtake smoking as "the number one risk factor for cancer" in the coming decades.

Evidence suggests that an overweight is the cause of at least 12 cancers.

The badysis established a link between obesity and cancers of the liver, ovaries, prostate, stomach, mouth and throat, as well as cancers of the body. 39, intestine, bad, gallbladder, kidney, esophagus, pancreas and uterus.

The findings of the report will be presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Vienna, Austria.

Recommendations will be made to urge people to "drink mainly water and unsweetened beverages" and to limit or eliminate the consumption of processed foods, including fast foods and high-content foods. fat, starches and sugars.