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Red and processed meat may lead to an early death

Shift to a Mediterranean-style diet and limit red and processed meat

12-Jun-2019

Key points from article :

Consuming high amounts of red meat and processed meat may shorten lifespan.

More than 3.5 servings a week for eight years was associated with 10% higher risk of death.

Recommended to limit red and processed meat and replace them with plant-based food.

Observed eating habits of 54,000 women and 28,000 men over eight years.

Study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, published in the British Medical Journal.

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Frank B. Hu

Professor of Nutrition, Epidemiology, and Medicine at Harvard University.

Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

Education of new generations of global health leaders

Kevin McConway

Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics at The Open University

The BMJ

Publisher of more than 70 medical and allied science journals

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