Inaccurate
Claim that the World Health Organization finds “bacon as harmful as cigarettes” is inaccurate and misleading
Claim:
World Health Organization Officially Declares Bacon is as Harmful as Cigarettes
Articles tagged with
Meat
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Source: Truth Reporter, Anonymous, 2018-07-10 -
-1.3LowViral news article misinterprets classification of processed meat as carcinogenic in claiming it is “as harmful as cigarettes”
“The classification of processed meat as “Group 1” – carcinogenic to humans means that the evidence is as strong as for other risk factors included in the Group 1 category, including tobacco. It does not mean that the risk is the same. While Cancer Research UK estimates that 19% of all cancers are caused by tobacco, processed meat is estimated to cause 3% of all cancers. The presentation of the facts in this article is therefore inaccurate, confusing and misleading to the readers.”
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0.3NeutralAtlantic story on the climate implications of reduced beef consumption could provide clearer context
“The article explains the issue (meat production diverts crops from humans to cattle) on a simple level. More explanation and more context could have been provided, I think, regarding individual-level and sectoral sources of greenhouse emissions.”
