Processed meat is any meat that has been treated to preserve it and/or add flavour – for example, bacon, salami, sausages, canned meat or chicken nuggets.
The Government recommends that people eating more than 90g of red and processed meat a day should reduce it to 70g or less.
According to Cancer Research UK, eating lots of fibre also reduces your risk of bowel cancer.
“Eating too little fibre causes around 30 in 100 bowel cancer cases (around 30 percent) in the UK,” reports the charity.
