A new study has found that the presence of high levels of iron in red meat increases the risk of bowel cancer.

Stating that high iron intake alone did not increase the risk of bowel cancer, lead researcher Professor Owen Sansom said, “It's clear that iron is playing a critical role in controlling the development of bowel cancer in people with a faulty APC gene. And, intriguingly, our study shows that even very high levels of iron in the diet don't cause cancer by itself, but rely on the APC gene.”
The study has been published in the journal Cell Reports.
Source-Medindia