A link between eating processed meat, such as bacon or sausages, and pancreatic cancer has been suggested by researchers in Sweden, who said that eating an extra 50g of processed meat, approximately one sausage, every day would increase a person’s risk by 19%. The study was conducted by Prof Susanna Larsson at the Karolinska Institute, Sweden and published in the British Journal of Cancer.
Avoiding meat
That will leave many of us worried about eating processed meat and concerned about the suggested link between eating sausages and bacon and pancreatic cancer. But many of us will know just what staples sausages and bacon have become in the British diet.
There are alternatives to meat – veggie style
Award-winning ethical food firm The Redwood Wholefood Company produces tasty meat-free sausages and meat-free ‘bacon’ from 100% natural, plant-based ingredients. They are not quite the same as the real bacon but then again we have been warned…
Redwood sausages and ‘bacon’ are free from egg, dairy, lactose, cholesterol, hydrogenated fats, artificial colours/preservatives and GMOs, so they are a great veggie bacon choice for those wanting to avoid these things including vegans.
Finding vegetarian alternatives to meat
Redwood is the leading supplier of vegan foods and is 100% British. Rated the UK’s most ethical vegetarian foods supplier by The Ethical Company Organisation, Redwood produces more than 50 different foods under the Vegideli, Cheatin‘ and Cheezly brand names at its animal-free factory in Corby, Northamptonshire. So if you are serious about finding vegetarian alternatives to meat, Redwood really can help. Everything in its range is made from 100% natural plant-based ingredients so free from animal products and derivatives as well as cholesterol, artificial colours/preservatives, lactose, hydrogenated fats and GMOs, making them suitable for vegetarians and vegans as well as those looking for healthier and more ethical lifestyles. Widely recognised as one of the most innovative and inspirational vegetarian food companies in the UK, Redwood is renowned for being at the cutting edge of food manufacturing and exports to 18 countries worldwide.
Hi Lesley, I really enjoyed reading the latest Goodness Direct newsletter. I read about the question raised by Soil Association about the link between the decline in meat consumption but increase in cancer rates. I am sure it has got nothing to do with reduced meat consumption, as so many harmful chemicals have been introduced since that time and the way the meat is raised and processed has changed so much that it just doesn’t make any sense to pose such a question as I am sure there is no link between the two. The less meat the better for me, if only for health reasons.
Hi Irina, if I might answer on behalf of Lesley…
I think the inference was that the direct link between eating meat and developing cancer is questionable and that, as you suggest, it has more to do with the amount of chemicals being used in food today. I don’t think Lesley is writing that eating less meat has led to more cancer.
I believe in eating less meat too by the way and I think your website looks luscious.
Tschaka
Hi Tschaka, thank you for your nice words!
Oh I totally understood that Lesley didn’t write about eating less meat lead to higher cancer rates. I just meant that it is weird that Soil Association would even pose a question of that kind, when there are so many other factor to count in, rather than just increase or decrease in red meat consumption and cancer rates
Ah, I’m with you. I suppose it’s a useful diversion tactic when discussing whether meat is healthy for us.