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Red Meat Lovers: Keep an Eye on Your IntakeToo much processed and unprocessed red meat may harm health
What we eat is central to our overall health, and it’s important to further clarify exactly which dietary components are most important for lowering, or raising, our risk for chronic diseases. Results of an observational study call for a careful look at the impact of red meat in relation to risk of dying from heart disease and cancer.
Measuring meat’s impactTo study connections between red meat and deaths related to heart disease and cancer, researchers collected diet and lifestyle information from 121,342 adult men and women every four years beginning in 1980 and continuing through 2006. Other factors that can affect a person’s heart disease and cancer risk were assessed and accounted for, including:
After analyzing all of the data collected over a quarter century, the researchers found the following:
Small steps to better healthThis study is observational and cannot prove cause and effect. Still, it agrees with previous research suggesting too much processed and unprocessed red meat may harm health, and it may improve your health to eat these foods only occasionally, rather than every day. Our tips on total red meat consumption and other health habits will help you begin your journey to better health:
(Arch Intern Med. Published online March 12, 2012. doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2011.2287) Suzanne Dixon, MPH, MS, RD, an author, speaker, and internationally recognized expert in chronic disease prevention, epidemiology, and nutrition, has taught medical, nursing, public health, and alternative medicine coursework. She has delivered over 150 invited lectures to health professionals and consumers and is the creator of a nutrition website acclaimed by the New York Times and Time magazine. Suzanne received her training in epidemiology and nutrition at the University of Michigan, School of Public Health at Ann Arbor. Copyright © 2024 TraceGains, Inc. All rights reserved. |