Having traditional English breakfast could be harmful to your health as it may expose you to a risk of bowel cancer. The food which contains fried eggs, sausages, bacon, mushrooms and tomatoes has about 700 calories and people who have this diet are 63% more prone to get into the risk of bowel cancer.

People who eat more fry-ups with bacon and sausages have more risk of bowel cancer. Consumption of processed meat will get into higher risk of bowel cancer. About two third risk of bowel cancer is increased after eating 150g of such diet in a day and if you eat about 50g the risk is increased by a fifth.

Consumption of high calorie or energy dense foods should be taken in limits as it may increase your weight. Intake of fry-ups and processed meat may have high risk of bowel cancer.

Prof Martin Wiseman, the Medical and Scientific Adviser for the World Cancer Research Fund which commissioned the study said, "This is important because there is convincing evidence that excess body fat increases the risk of six types of cancer."

He further added "Only a third of people are aware of the link between processed meat and cancer. This means two-thirds are not in a position to make an informed choice about how much of it they eat."