After reviewing a slew of studies finding a connection between meat-eating and cancer, the World Health Organization has announced that processed meats cause cancer, and red meat probably does, too.
The winter solstice marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, it occurs when the sun is directly over the Tropic of Capricorn, which is located at 23.5Â° south of the equator and runs through Australia, Chile, southern Brazil, and northern South Africa.
Winter solstice is 21st/22nd December when the sun is at it's weakest. However, due to seasonal lag this is still in the first third of winter generally (look at seasonal lag on wikipedia) and is not the middle of winter at all for that reason. Calendar winter also begins on the solstice. However, overall it starts to feel like winter in late November.