I think this country could be in danger of becoming under-nourished..... .....

Exactly, jess. Living long enough to be killed by bacon is a privilege. Besides which, don't these reports always use uncertain language, such as "may" or "can", both of which suggest to a scientific mind that what is shown really isn't clear at all.

Bacon and sausages tend to be made of cheap meat. Poorer people tend to buy cheap meat. They also tend to buy other cheap food and generally not to have such a good diet as better off people. The same studies show this too. Maybe the "results" have more to do with poverty and multiple other 'causes' of poorer health.

I think there's usually a mention of less exercise too taken by bacon and sausage eaters.

In short, a clear link has not been proved.

Yet.

And may never be.

I shall carry on eating bacon and sausages and not worry about it.

I guess you need to say it again, dusty, with more force, or maybe adding "and that includes chicken". Reminds me of when I didn't drink wine. People would still fill my glass. That has improved so maybe people will eventually understand when you say you don't eat meat. Hope so

oh right. Someone does a huge, expensive, long, scientific study and tells us that eating processed meats increases our risk of dying younger than we would otherwise have done. Is this not actually worth discussing? Sorry, no, straight to dismissing. What are you like?
Looks like pretty strong evidence to me. 3% of premature deaths caused by preserved meats. (NOT red meat). Conclusion - if you want to reduce this risk eat bacon as a treat, not as a routine. Use salami etc as a garnish not as a protein source. Don't have ham or corned beef sandwiches every day for your lunch.
Bags you know perfectly well that our bacon-eating ancestors were not very long lived in the main. However they had a few more things to contend with than bacon, which will have accounted for most of the premature deaths in those days: childbirth, tuberculosis, sepsis, wars etc.
Living long enough to be killed by bacon is a privilege when you think about it.

Bags that's what I usually say, but I still frequently get offered chicken

How about "I don't eat meat"?

How about demivore / demitarian

I'm a bit of both - confusetarian perhaps

Basically no red meat............mostly

that's a question, btw

piscivore or piscetarian?

I prefer piscivore.

Hmmm. I suppose herbivore's the one for real vegetarians.

But.... oh, mever mind. anno knows what I mean

like this

the sign of pisces is a fish. so it must be right.

I eat meat but I'm not a carnivore.

And anyway, that wouldn't be accurate either. People who eat insects aren't called insectivores, but animals who only eat insects are.

No, piscetarians are omnivores who restrict the omni. We need to invent a word.

But they don't generally call themselves piscetarians. That's the point.

I suppose there isn't a word for a meat eater who restricts their meat intake to watermeat as opposed to landmeat. You can see I'm struggling here!

They don't! They call themselves piscetarians. #notalotofpeopleknowthatannodoes

Why do fish-but-not-meat eaters call themselves vegetarians? I've never understood that.

Oh! I get it - pisces - fish.

This vegetarian is managing fine thanks, though I have to confess to being really a piscetarian.

(don't ask!)

What bits of you are low today JO8?

Oh! I see!!!

Yes. You are quite right. #bitslowtoday

Absent

How do vegetarians manage?

Yes, one of them seemed to think some red meat is beneficial.

We might have needed all that fat to survive northern winters hundreds and thousands of eons ago.........before the advent of central heating.
Absent ????

j08 If we don't eat red meat, we'll die too.