VIDEO-Nevermind the warnings, tourists enjoy German sausages | Reuters.com

Nevermind the warnings from the World Health Organization -- It's businesses as usual in Berlin at this "currywurst" sausage stand. Locals and visitors alike are digging in -- apparently unfazed by the WHO finding that processed meats like sausages can lead to bowel cancer. Germans consume about 800 million currywursts annually -- 70 million in Berlin alone. For visitors -- the currywurst is often a "must-do" experience. (SOUNDBITE) (English) ALEXANDER MARCUS FROM MIAMI, SAYING: "Food is food and anything in this world you enjoy, eventually I find out this causes cancer. Oh well, enjoy your life, that's it. Stop worrying about things." The agency found that each 50 gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer over a lifetime by about 18 percent. But suppliers argue that meat provides essential protein, vitamins and minerals as part of a balanced diet.

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