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Processed Meat Linked to Early Death

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Eat leaner cuts instead, say researchers.

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Large sirloin steak. (Justin Tallis/AFP/Getty)

Looking for another excuse to start eating like a Mediterranean? Look no further than this new study from the medical journal BMC Medicine. Researchers followed people from 10 European countries over an average of 13 years and concluded that diets heavy in processed meats—bacon, ham, sausage, and the like—are linked...

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