A study from the Harvard School of Public Health that was recently published in the BioMed Central Cancer journal indicates that eating cured meats may lead to an increased risk of leukemia in children and young adults. The study found an association between consuming smoked or cured meat and fish more than once a week and an increased risk of acute leukemia, according to The Harvard Crimson. Conversely, researchers concluded that subjects who ate vegetables and tofu regularly along with cured meats showed a reduced risk for leukemia.