Smoked meat can be a source of essential nutrients such as iron. However, smoking meats produces carcinogens, substances that are linked to cancer. The National Cancer Institute warns that both HCAs and PAHs are mutagenic, meaning they can cause changes to your DNA that put you at risk for certain types of cancer. The World Health Organization (WHO) has classified processed meat — which includes smoked meat — as a Group 1 carcinogenic based on evidence of its link to colorectal cancer.

So while smoked meat does contain healthy dietary nutrients, there are small amounts of potentially harmful carcinogens that won't necessarily cause cancer unless consumed in excess. its important to limit how often you consume smoked meat to at most once every 2 weeks.
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