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[quote=Anonymous]Here is an excellent article from The Atlantic that goes into more detail on IARC's rating system that, I swear, is designed to scare the hell out of everyone. October 26, 2015 The Atlantic Beefing With the World Health Organization's Cancer Warnings: A new ruling on processed meat shows how confusing the organization’s classification scheme is—again. • BY: ED YONG The International Agency of Research into Cancer (IARC), an arm of the World Health Organization, is notable for two things. First, they’re meant to carefully assess whether things cause cancer, from pesticides to sunlight, and to provide the definitive word on those possible risks. Second, they are terrible at communicating their findings. Their failings are in full view today. As my colleague Olga Khazan reported, IARC’s working group of 22 scientists reviewed a large buffet of existing studies and “classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A),” and processed meat “as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1).” To explain, the organization slots everything into five possible categories. The highest tier, Group 1, is reserved for established carcinogens, including smoking, asbestos, alcohol, and now processed meat. The next two tiers, 2A (“probably carcinogenic”) and 2B (“possibly carcinogenic”), are for things whose relationship to cancer is less certain. Group 3 is for substances that can’t be classified, due to lack of data. Here’s the thing: These classifications are based on strength of evidence not degree of risk. [ edited by admin to comply with copyright law. ] [/quote]
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