"Eating more than one hot dog a week can reduce life expectancy by 25-35%"(1)! Yikes! The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) now classifies processed meat as a carcinogen, something that causes cancer. IARC is the cancer agency of the World Health Organization. "Processed meat includes hot dogs, ham, bacon, sausage, and some deli meats. It refers to meat that has been treated in some way to preserve, flavor or change it from its original form. Processes includ