--- title: TIME Magazine Cover Story: The War on Delicious description: Red Meat, Hot Dogs and the War on Delicious A new report linking meat with cancer raises questions about America's--and the world's--eating habits A GOP... canonical: https://time.com/4092419/in-the-latest-issue-48/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-29T10:59:41.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-26T19:57:54.435Z article:section: Health og:title: TIME Magazine Cover Story: The War on Delicious og:description: Red Meat, Hot Dogs and the War on Delicious A new report linking meat with cancer raises questions about America's--and the world's--eating habits A GOP... og:url: https://time.com/4092419/in-the-latest-issue-48/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39580effce7bdb5c/69886e90428a9e1961ccfd41/bacon-final.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: The War on Delicious Bacon Time Magazine Cover 151109 og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: TIME Magazine Cover Story: The War on Delicious twitter:description: Red Meat, Hot Dogs and the War on Delicious A new report linking meat with cancer raises questions about America's--and the world's--eating habits A GOP... twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39580effce7bdb5c/69886e90428a9e1961ccfd41/bacon-final.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # In the Latest Issue (29 Oct 2015) by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 29, 2015 10:59 AM UTC  TIME Photo-Illustration. Bacon: Donald Erickson–Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Oct 29, 2015 10:59 AM UTC [Red Meat, Hot Dogs and the War on Delicious](http://time.com/4092378/red-meat-hot-dogs-and-the-war-on-delicious/) A new report linking meat with cancer raises questions about America’s–and the world’s–eating habits [A GOP Identity Crisis Eases the Path for Hillary Clinton](http://time.com/4092349/gop-identity-crisis-eases-path-for-hillary-clinton/) But she will need a backbone [The E.U. Is Challenged from Within](http://time.com/4092366/the-e-u-is-challenged-from-within/) The real contest will be in Europe’s three biggest countries: the U.K., France and Germany [Review: Bob Dylan’s _The Cutting Edge_ Bootleg Series](http://time.com/4092346/review-bob-dylans-the-cutting-edge-bootleg-series/) Outtakes from his most fertile era are the ballads of a spin man [10 Questions With Drew Barrymore](http://time.com/4092347/10-questions-with-drew-barrymore/) The actor, producer and entrepreneur discusses her Hollywood childhood, working less and her new book _Wildflower_ [The 30 Most Influential Teens of 2015](http://time.com/4081618/most-influential-teens-2015/) [Why (Almost) Everyone Is Embracing the Digital Doctor](http://time.com/4092350/why-almost-everyone-is-embracing-the-digital-doctor/) Healthcare is coming soon to a screen near you [Halo 5 Is (a Lot) More of the Same](http://time.com/4092353/halo-5-is-a-lot-more-of-the-same/) Reviewing the new game [How E-Mail Killer Slack Will Change the Future of Work](http://time.com/4092354/how-e-mail-killer-slack-will-change-the-future-of-work/) Slack’s slick messaging software has convinced companies of all sizes they can move past the inbox. But is what comes next better—or worse? [Quick Talk With Tyler Oakley](http://time.com/4092355/quick-talk-with-tyler-oakley/) The Internet personality is the author of a new book,_Binge_ [The Challenges Facing Argentina’s Next President](http://time.com/4092356/the-challenges-facing-argentinas-next-president/) [I Invent The Holiday You’ve Always Missed](http://time.com/4092359/i-invent-the-holiday-youve-always-missed/) Without knowing you were missing it [_Our Brand Is Crisis_ Wages Political War With an All-Too-Easy Message](http://time.com/4092360/our-brand-is-crisis-review/) Reviewing the new Sandra Bullock film [The World’s Quietest Place](http://time.com/4092361/the-worlds-quietest-place/) [Yemen’s Neglected Disaster](http://time.com/4092362/yemens-neglected-disaster/) The war has taken a horrific toll on the country’s people [Pop Chart](http://time.com/4092348/pop-chart/) [The Cardboard Car](http://time.com/4092351/the-cardboard-car/) At a recent design show, Lexus debuted a working version of its IS sedan made almost entirely of cardboard. Here’s how it came about. [Maureen O’Hara](http://time.com/4092352/maureen-ohara/) A Hollywood classic [Verbatim](http://time.com/4092357/verbatim/) [Pacific](http://time.com/4092358/pacific/) [Sen. Lamar Alexander: Obama Should ‘Stop and Think’ On Over-Testing Problem](http://time.com/4086930/lamar-alexander-testing/) Teachers know better than Washington how to assess their students’ progress [Clowns Turned Politicians](http://time.com/4092364/clowns-turned-politicians/) Satirist Jimmy Morales was elected President of Guatemala on Oct. 25 on an anticorruption platform, despite having no experience in politics. He’s far from the first joker to actually get ahead in government. [The Past Comes Back to Haunt Us in _The Witches_](http://time.com/4092365/witches-book-review/) Reviewing Stacy Schiff’s new book on Salem in 1692 [Is the Ferguson Effect For Real?](http://time.com/4092367/is-the-ferguson-effect-for-real/) President Obama and the FBI director square off [The Business of Bringing Luxury to the Masses](http://time.com/4092368/the-business-of-bringing-luxury-to-the-masses/) [Milestones](http://time.com/4092369/milestones/) [What You Said About …](http://time.com/4092370/what-you-said-about/) [A Resurgent Russia Is Active In Syria and Beyond](http://time.com/4092372/a-resurgent-russia-is-active-in-syria-and-beyond/) How the U.S. is reacting [The House of the Spirits–Evil Ones](http://time.com/4092373/review-slade-house-by-david-mitchell/) Reviewing the _Cloud Atlas_ author’s new book [How the Government Created Your Cell Phone](http://time.com/4092375/how-the-government-created-your-cell-phone/) [Review: A Colorful Journey to _Brooklyn_](http://time.com/4092376/review-a-colorful-journey-to-brooklyn/) Saoirse Ronan stars in the new film [Paul Ryan’s New Republican Playbook](http://time.com/4092377/paul-ryans-new-republican-playbook/) What he’ll have to do next [A Survey Shows How Frank Stella Knocked Abstraction Flat, Then Sent It Flying](http://time.com/4092379/a-survey-shows-how-frank-stella-knocked-abstraction-flat-then-sent-it-flying/) [Drone Delivery](http://time.com/4092380/drone-delivery/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4092419/in-the-latest-issue-48/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4092419/in-the-latest-issue-48/"},"headline":"In the Latest Issue (29 Oct 2015)","datePublished":"2015-10-29T10:59:41.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-26T19:57:54.435Z","description":"Red Meat, Hot Dogs and the War on Delicious A new report linking meat with cancer raises questions about America's--and the world's--eating habits A GOP...","url":"https://time.com/4092419/in-the-latest-issue-48/","keywords":[],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39580effce7bdb5c/69886e90428a9e1961ccfd41/bacon-final.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt39580effce7bdb5c/69886e90428a9e1961ccfd41/bacon-final.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"The War on Delicious Bacon Time Magazine Cover 151109","caption":"The War on Delicious Bacon Time Magazine Cover","creditText":"TIME Photo-Illustration. 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