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First, letâs define processed meat. The term typically refers to meats (usually red meats) preserved by smoking, curing, salting or adding preservatives. Ham, bacon, pastrami, salami and bologna are processed meats. So are sausages, hot dogs, bratwursts and frankfurters.
If you eat lots of processed meat, try to vary your diet with other protein choices such as chicken, fish, beans or lentils, heart health dietitian Tracy Parker, of the British Heart Foundation, told BBC News.ast studies on red and processed meat's potential health effects have been chalked up to well, people who eat a lot of that stuff lead unhealthy lifestyles to begin with..