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World's oldest person credits bacon with longevity
MIAMI, FL - OCTOBER 26: In this photo illustration, processed meats, including hotdogs and bacon, cook in a frying pan on October 26, 2015 in Miami, Florida. A report released today by the World Health Organisation's International Agency for Research on Cancer announced that eating processed meat can lead to colorectal cancer in humans even as it remains a small chance but rises with the amount consumed. (Photo illustration by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Oct 27, 2015
A new report from the World Health Organization says processed meats, including bacon and hot dogs, can cause cancer just like cigarettes do.
But don't tell Susannah Mushatt Jones that bacon is bad for you. The world's oldest person has bacon all the time -- even on her latest birthday cake.
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