The traditional full English is one of the most popular breakfasts in the UK. A menu staple in most cafes and pubs across the nation, it commonly consists of eggs, sausages, bacon, and beans among other ingredients. While these may make for a tasty combination, the fry up is not considered to be particularly healthy.
And now a study has pinpointed two mainstays of the full English that could be putting you at risk of an early death. New research found that processed meats, such as sausages and bacon, could be increasing your risk for severe disease. While completely avoiding these foods is not practical for everyone, the study showed that cutting back just a little could have a significant impact on your health.
The team, from the University of Edinburgh, worked out that cutting back processed meat intake by 30 percent was enough to see results. More specifically, they determined that if Americans slashed their intake by that amount over a 10 year period it could lead to around: It could also lead to 16,700 fewer deaths from all causes, they said. Based on data of more than 242 million adults this would be the equivalent of cutting out 10 slices of bacon each week.
As part of the study, which was published in The Lancet Planetary Health , computer modelling was utilised to simulate how cutting back on processed and unprocessed red meat to various degrees would impact public health. These findings were most significant for processed meats like bacon, hot dogs , and deli meats,.
