1907 New York Times Article Shows That Meat Causes Cancer. A Century Later, Many People Still Haven't Heard The News.

Dr Neal Barnard's Blog: 
http://www.pcrm.org/media/blog/dec2013/1907-emnew-york-timesem-article-shows-that-meat


"How does meat cause cancer? It could be the heterocyclic amines—carcinogens that form as meat is cooked. It could also be the polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons or the heme iron in meat, or perhaps its lack of fiber and paucity of antioxidants".

"Over the past century, meat eating in America has soared, as have cancer statistics. USDA figures show that meat eating rose from 123.9 pounds of meat per person per year in 1909 to 201.5 pounds in 2004".