Tag: Red meat

Red meat unhealthy? Maybe not, after all

by Ivan Couronne Agence France Presse WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — Cutting back on red meat is standard medical advice to prevent cancer and heart disease — but a review of dozens of studies has concluded that the potential risk is low and evidence uncertain. In new guidelines published on Monday in the Annals of Internal Medicine, a panel of researchers from seven countries suggested that “adults continue current unprocessed red meat consumption.” The advice […]

WHO: processed meat can cause cancer, red meat probably can

World Health Organization (WHO) experts said, eating processed meat can lead to bowel cancer in humans while red meat is a likely cause of the disease. The France-based International Agency For Research on Cancer (IARC), part of the who, put processed meat such as hot dogs and ham in its group 1 list, which already includes tobacco, asbestos and diesel fumes, for which there is “sufficient evidence” of cancer links. Red meat, under which the […]