As always, unsafe never means 100% chance to kill. Not wearing s seatbelt while driving is unsafe, but it doesn't mean that you will not be able to survive to 90 is you're lucky.

[–] Kekzkrieger@feddit.org 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I agree with you, but using a relative that does something unhealthy that got old to prove a point is not really scientific nor right.

We absolutely know that smoking causes cancer is a really unhealthy habit, yet we see people that smoke reach very high age. However the average smoker lives a shorter life.

[–] DahGangalang@infosec.pub 2 points 6 days ago

You're right, its a suboptimal example.

But I can conclude that its not so dangerous as to lead to imminent death / disability within 30 years. So how "unsafe" is eating processed meat anyway?

The article makes like you're doomed to develop colon cancer if you mom ever fed you a single bite of hamburger helper as a kid. Obviously, that's a ridiculous conclusion.