Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk
Reported March 23, 2009
CHICAGO (AP) - A new study finds that older Americans who eat large
amounts of red and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart
disease and cancer.
The study of a half-million men and women -- ages 50 to 71 years old -- is the
largest of its kind.
It found that over 10 years, eating the equivalent of a quarter-pound hamburger
each day gave men a 22% higher risk of dying of cancer. It gave them a 27%
higher risk of dying of heart disease.
That's compared to those who ate just 5 ounces of red meat a week.
Women who ate large amounts of red meat had a 50% higher risk of dying of heart
disease than women who ate less. They had a 20% higher risk of dying of cancer.
The findings appear in today's Archives of Internal Medicine.
Source : The Associated Press | 