Eating 100 grams of unprocessed red meat on a daily basis, which is similar to a small steak, was shown to be connected with a marginally increased risk of acquiring a common yet terrifying condition, according to the findings of an investigation that was led by the University of Cambridge. Researchers explain that even a basic sandwich filler has the potential to enhance the risk of acquiring type 2 diabetes by fifteen percent.
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Our research provides the most comprehensive evidence to date of an association between eating processed meat and unprocessed red meat and a higher future risk of type 2 diabetes, explained Senior author Professor Nita Forouhi, of the University of Cambridge’s Medical Research Council (MRC) Epidemiology Unit.
For the purpose of the investigation, the researchers analyzed information gathered from 31 study cohorts that included 1.97 million people from 20 different countries. These cohorts were collected through InterConnect, a project that was sponsored by the European Union to gain a better understanding of diabetes and obesity in communities of varying sizes. The things that they discovered are both genuinely fascinating and frightening.
As a result of that, consuming fifty grams of processed meat on a daily basis, which is similar to eating two slices of ham, was linked to a fifteen percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes within the next ten years. That is, without a doubt, something that we will not readily acknowledge as a fact.
Those who consume more than 90 grams of red meat on a daily basis, including pork, beef, veal, goat, lamb, mutton, and venison, or processed meat, such as ham, sausages, bacon, salami, and corned beef, are encouraged by the National Health Service (NHS) to reduce their consumption to 70 grams or fewer.
The study was published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology.
