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Meat consumption and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the lung: a case-control study in Uruguayan men

Fondness for meat may lead to a spike in lung cancer risk in men.

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Processed Meat Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk

Processed Meats Increase Cancer Risk

Colorectal cancer is a major public health burden, with 1.4 million new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 and over 130,000 new persons expected to develop the disease in 2017 in the United States. Many factors have been attributed as possible causes of colorectal cancer, including poor dietary choices and chemical carcinogens. Generous intake of pr...

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Processed Red Meat Increases Risk of Heart Failure

Processed Red Meat Increases Risk of Heart Failure

Unfortunately processed red meats are an integral part of the Standard American Diet. The United States is among the top meat-eating nations in the world. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the average American consumed more than 71.2 pounds of red meat (beef, veal, pork, and lamb) in 2012. About 22% of the red...

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Processed meat consumption and stomach cancer risk: a meta-analysis.

Regular consumers of processed meats, such as bacon, are more prone to develop stomach cancer than rare- and non-consumers of these types of meats.

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Processed meat intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women.

Young and middle-aged women who regularly eat large quantities of red and processed meats may have a high tendency of developing type 2 diabetes.

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Red and processed meat intake is associated with higher gastric cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiological observational studies.

A surge in the risk of gastric cancer is associated with high intake of red and processed meat products, such as beef, bacon, and sausage.

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Dietary patterns, meat intake, and the risk of type 2 diabetes in women.

High intake of western diets, especially those rich in processed meats, may increase the likelihood of developing type 2 diabetes in women.

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Processed meat intake and incidence of type 2 diabetes in younger and middle-aged women.

Generous intake of diets rich in processed and unprocessed red meat may elevate type 2 diabetes development risk.

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