![]() ![]() ![]() “Higher consumption of unprocessed red and processed meat combined was associated with higher risks of ischaemic heart disease, pneumonia, diverticular disease, colon polyps and diabetes, and higher consumption of poultry meat was associated with higher risks of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, gastritis and duodenitis, diverticular disease, gallbladder disease and diabetes.” The study concluded: “On average, participants who reported consuming meat regularly (three or more times per week) had more adverse health behaviours and characteristics than participants who consumed meat less regularly. ![]() The researchers examined details provided about their diets with information from their medical records about hospital admissions and also mortality data for an average of eight years. The findings, published in the journal BMC Medicine, are based on analysis of the health records of 474,985 middle-aged Britons. Their results add to the growing evidence from researchers and the World Health Organization that eating too much meat, especially red and processed meat, can damage health. The academics from Oxford University who published the study found that consumption of red meat, processed meat and poultry meat such as chicken and turkey, either alone or together, at least three times a week was linked to a greater risk of nine different illnesses. ![]()
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