New analysis of long term data on nearly 30,000 people found a small but significant risk of death from any cause tied to eating two servings of processed meat or unprocessed red meat each week.
If you've been swayed by recent reports that red and processed meat isn't harmful to your health, put down that bacon -- there's bad news.
Similar risks for cardiovascular disease were found for those eating two servings a week of processed meat, unprocessed red meat or poultry -- although that last category might be due to frying or the consumption of skin, researchers said.There was no association for eating fish, the study found.Red and processed meat are OK to eat, controversial new guidelines claim.
The takeaway from the study? Anyone concerned about their heart health or risk for cancer or other diseases, should limit their intake of red and processed meats, said lead study author Victor Zhong, assistant professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University, in a statement."Our study shows the link to cardiovascular disease and mortality was robust," Zhong said.
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