In the new study, published in the journal Thorax, scientists tracked the diet of 971 asthma patients over a 20 year period. Regularly eating processed meat , such as bacon , salami , sausages and ham , can double the risk of asthma attacks , warns a new study published in the journal Science , as cured and processed meat is rich in nitrates which could inflame the skin , thereby increasing the severity of asthma . A total of 5.4 million people suffer from the disease in the UK which kills on average three people a day . This is a new blow to the meat industry and follows a warning we noted last year by the World Health Organization stating that eating large amounts of processed meats could increase the risk of bowel cancer .
Regularly eating processed meat , such as bacon , salami , sausages and ham , can double the risk of asthma attacks , warns a new study published in the journal Science , as cured and processed meat is rich in nitrates which could inflame the skin , thereby increasing the severity of asthma . A total of 5.4 million people suffer from the disease in the UK which kills on average three people a day . This is a new blow to the meat industry and follows a warning we noted last year by the World Health Organization stating that eating large amounts of processed meats could increase the risk of bowel cancer .