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Hello and welcome to more or less on the BBC World Service,

where you're weekly guide to the numbers in the news and in life, and I'm Tim Halford.

This week, which are the world's largest employers?

We set the record straight.

But first, are you at risk of death by burger?

Yes, you are, according to headlines around the world this week.

Red meat increases death.

Red meat deaths studies.

A hot dog a day raises risk of dying.

Red lines were inspired by research at the Harvard Medical School.

The Harvard researchers have studied the diets and health of more than 120,000 people

over the course of more than 20 years, and concluded that red meat is associated

with an increased risk of fatal heart disease and terminal cancer.

Indeed, they say that over the study period, an extra portion of unprocessed red meat

was associated with an overall 13% increased risk of death.

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