Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Increases with Meat Consumption of Any Type
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A new study has examined the role that eating different types of meat plays in type 2 diabetes risk. Researchers pooled data from 31 studies that looked at the eating habits and diabetes incidence of nearly 2 million people across the globe. They found that eating more poultry, red, or processed meat all increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Red and processed meat had the greatest effect.
References
Li C, Bishop T, Imamura F, et al. Meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: an individual-participant federated meta-analysis of 1.97 million adults with 100,000 incident cases from 31 cohorts in 20 countries. Lancet Diabetes Endocrinol. 2024;12:619–30. doi:10.1016/S2213-8587(24)00179-7