Processed meats and alcohol are the two items that increase the risk of getting cancer, dietitian Nichole Andrews has said.

“Processed meats and alcohol, those are the only two that will increase risk at consumption, of several different cancers, that’s it,” Andrews said in the video on TikTok.

Her video has garnered more than 18,900 views since being posted on Saturday. She was responding to a commonly asked question about food items and drinks causing the risk of cancer.

Processed meat refers to meat that has been transformed through salting, curing, fermentation, smoking, or other processes to enhance flavour or improve preservation, according to the World Health Organisation.

Andrews, the author of the book “Sugar Does Not Feed Cancer: The Complete Guide to Cancer Prevention Nutrition & Lifestyle,” said that energy drinks, diet sodas, diet food, artificial sodas, eggs, dairy products, inorganic food, chicken, and fish do not increase cancer.

She substantiated her response by saying that it was being verified after decades of research all over the globe with humans.

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In 2015, the WHO named processed meat as a “carcinogen”. Most processed meats contain pork or beef, but processed meats might also contain other red meats, poultry, offal, or meat by-products such as blood.