The following Mark's Daily Apple article was written by Mark Sisson, and is narrated by Tina

Lehman.

What does the WHO report mean for your meat-eating habit?

I'm sure you've seen the rash of fear-mongering headlines proclaiming WHO report mean for your meat eating habit?

I'm sure you've seen the rash of fear-mongering headlines proclaiming red meat to be as carcinogenic

as smoking.

In fact, I know so, because dozens of you have asked me for my thoughts.

What's going on?

Do we need to worry?

What actually happened? Why have your vegan friends become

even more smug than before? Why did your crazy aunt send an email in all caps pleading for you

to stop eating so much beef? Citing a short summary paper of a much larger study, Earlier this week, the World Health Organization,

WHO, named processed meat a definite human carcinogen, and red meat a probable human carcinogen.

That's frightening at first glance. I mean, the WHO? Great band weren't quite the same after

Keith Moon died, but for my money,

they've always delivered quality health information. When they issue a report about dietary

carcinogens, I listen up. Let's look at what the WHO actually meant. When they analyze a

substance's cancer-causing potential, the WHO places it into one of

three categories. Group 1 for established carcinogens, things like smoking, asbestos, nuclear bomb

blasts, and now processed meat. Group 2A for probable carcinogens.

Your glyphazates, your UV radiation, your grass-fed lamb leg.

Group 2B for possible carcinogens.

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