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WHILE DIETARY FIBER has plenty of other benefits, it may not prevent colorectal cancer. On the other hand, eating a lot of processed meats—such as hot dogs, ham, bacon, sausage and lunch meats—probably does increase your risk of this cancer, which is second only to lung cancer as a cause of cancer deaths. But the good news is that—for reasons scientists can’t yet explain—eating chicken seems to be associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer.

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