The evidence linking processed meats, such as salami, beef jerky, and cold cuts, to the risk of certain cancers -- namely colorectal cancer -- is strong. In 2015, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the World Health Organization, classified processed meats as a...
while animal proteins have a mix of heme and non-heme iron. Beef contains the highest proportion of heme iron, with about 69% coming from the heme type. Pork is roughly 39% heme iron. A number of studies haveshownthat higher quantities of heme iron have been linked to an increased...