Hot dogs, bacon put your heart at risk: study

Wednesday we learned that processed meats — including bacon and sausages — are linked to premature death. BMC Medicine reported that, specifically, too much meat can lead to cardiac problems and cancer. 

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A US-based study on Monday linked eating white rice to higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, and backed long-held claims that brown rice is healthier than the white variety.People who ate at least five servings of white rice per week had a 17 percent greater risk of developing diabetes than those who consumed less than one serving per month, Harvard School of Public Health scientists found.

Chicken and ground beef are often staples at the dinner table, but they're also the meat products most likely to make consumers sick, according to a new report. The report, from the advocacy organization Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI), ranks meat products based on their likelihood of causing severe illness.

Whenever Ben and Jen Johnson would visit New York City, they'd stop by their favorite Jewish delis, because "it's always the last deli dinner until the next time."