Bacon tied to greater bladder cancer risk

Indulging in bacon too frequently may be hazardous to your health, a new study suggests, while taking the skin off your chicken before you cook it might not be so good for you either.

At the Harvard School of Public Health, researchers found that people who ate bacon five times a week or more were nearly 60-percent more likely to develop bladder cancer, while those who ate skinless chicken this frequently had a 52-percent greater risk of the disease.

[Read](http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_41769.html “Read the Story”) (Reuters via MedlinePlus)

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