Does meat kill more Americans than cigarettes?

http://www.alternet.org/food/154532/does_meat_kill_more_americans_than_cigarettes_do Way back in 1989, the European Economic Community (EEC) placed a ban on hormone-treated U. S. meat, preventing U. S. meat products from being sold in any European nations. Animals (typically cattle) are injected with artificial and synthetic growth hormones to stimulate rapid growth. Even natural hormones like testosterone and estrogen are given in excessive amounts which causes can permanently affect the ...