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What's in Your Holiday Turkey Besides Stuffing?
Traditional holiday celebrations typically feature a turkey or other poultry product as the centerpiece of the meal. In fact, 46 million turkeys are eaten every Thanksgiving and 22 million for Christmas in the United States. Yet consuming poultry...
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WHO States Red/Processed Meat Linked to Cancer
Once again the media outlets have been "rocked" by news on nutrition: the World Health Organization (WHO) announced that processed meat and red meat consumption are associated with cancer. In a press release dated October 26, 2015 , the WHO stated that...
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Meat Consumption = High Risk of Disease
Studies continue to demonstrate potential health risks associated with eating animal products, as shown below - written by the Physician's Committee for Responsible Medicine. (PCRM) "Red and processed meat products increase women's disease risk,...
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Red meat intake may increase the risk of colon cancer in Japanese, a population with relatively low red meat consumption.
Colon cancer is more likely to occur in individuals who are high consumers of red meat than in those who rare- or non-consumers of red meat. This study investigated the correlation between dietary ingestion of red meat and colon cancer risk in Japanese...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/red-meat-intake-may-increase-the-risk-of-colon-cancer-in-japanese-a-population-with-relatively-low-red-meat-consumption -
Meat consumption among Black and White men and prostate cancer in the Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort.
Increased intake of processed and unprocessed red meat is associated with high incidence of prostate cancer among Black men. This study investigated the relationship between the consumption of red meat and processed meat and the incidence of prostate...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/prostate-cancer/meat-consumption-among-black-and-white-men-and-prostate-cancer-in-the-cancer-prevention-study-ii-nutrition-cohort -
Weight Gain Attributed to Eating Meat?
One of the many benefits of consuming a plant-centered diet is that it reduces body fat and helps us maintain a healthy weight. Studies confirm that individuals consuming diets based on animal products have more abdominal fat and higher BMI's than...
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Red Meat Increases Stomach Cancer Risk
Numerous studies have examined the impact of diets on incidence of stomach (gastric) cancer, including whether certain foods increase or decrease the risk of this cancer. One food that has been highlighted in these studies is red meat. So the question...
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Red Meat Increases Stroke Risk
Some people cherish the taste of a delicious red meat based meal so much that they feel they just can't survive without it. For others... not so much. Those people who belong to the first group should be interested in the findings of a recent study that...
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The association of red and processed meat and dietary fibre with colorectal cancer in UK Biobank.
High intake of red and processed meat may increase the risk of developing colorectal cancer, while high dietary fiber consumption is not positively associated with the development of the disease. This study was carried out to determine the relationship...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/the-association-of-red-and-processed-meat-and-dietary-fibre-with-colorectal-cancer-in-uk-biobank -
Meat consumption is associated with esophageal cancer risk in a meat- and cancer-histological-type dependent manner.
Frequent consumers of poultry, red, white, and processed meats are highly vulnerable to esophageal cancer. This research work was carried out to determine the association between meat consumption and esophageal cancer development risk. Researchers...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/oesophageal-cancer/meat-consumption-is-associated-with-esophageal-cancer-risk-in-a-meat-and-cancer-histological-type-dependent-manner -
Fried, well-done red meat and risk of lung cancer in women (United States).
Regular intake of diets high in red meat, paricularly fried and well-cooked meat, may increase women’s susceptibility to lung cancer. This study evaluated the association between the consumption of fried and well-cooked red meat and the odds of...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/lung-cancer/fried-well-done-red-meat-and-risk-of-lung-cancer-in-women-united-states -
Colorectal Cancer Rising in Young Adults
A study published in JAMA Surgery documents a dramatic increase of colon and rectal cancer (CRC) among younger adults. Researchers at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center predict that based on current trends, by 2030 the incidence rates of...
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A high fruit-low meat diet reduces risk of colorectal adenomas.
Individuals on high fruit-low meat diets are less vulnerable to colorectal cancer compared to those on high-meat diets. This study assessed how different dietary patterns affect colorectal cancer risk. Researchers examined the diets of 1247 subjects....
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/a-high-fruit-low-meat-diet-reduces-risk-of-colorectal-adenomas -
Meat Consumption Linked to Cancer in 1907
Cancer is the second leading cause of death in America, taking the lives of hundreds of thousands of patients each year. Despite over 40 years of scientific research dedicated to win the war on cancer, mortality rates continue to climb. Most people...
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The "Not-So-Manly" Drawbacks From Eating Meat
While men associate meat with masculinity, it comes with several "not-so-manly" drawbacks as Dr. McDougall candidly points out in this four-minute video clip . Dr. McDougall passionately forewarns men, using straightforward language, that eating meat...
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Changes in red meat consumption and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: three cohorts of US men and women.
A surge in the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with high intake of red meat. This study examined red meat consumption in relation to type 2 diabetes mellitus risk. Using validated food frequency questionnaires, researchers collated and...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/diabetes/type-2-diabetes/changes-in-red-meat-consumption-and-subsequent-risk-of-type-2-diabetes-mellitus-three-cohorts-of-us-men-and-women -
Meat consumption and colorectal cancer risk: dose-response meta-analysis of epidemiological studies.
Consistent consumption of red and processed meats may raise the odds of developing colorectal cancer. This study examined the correlation between red and processed meat intake and the occurrence of colorectal cancer. Researchers reviewed nutrition and...
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Processed Meat Increases Colorectal Cancer Risk
Colorectal cancer is a major public health burden, with 1.4 million new cases diagnosed worldwide in 2012 and over 130,000 new persons expected to develop the disease in 2017 in the United States. Many factors have been attributed as possible causes of...
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Pickled meat consumption and colorectal cancer (CRC): a case-control study in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
A significant increase in colorectal cancer risk is associated with consistent consumption of pickled red meat. This study examined the intake of pickled red meat in relation to the incidence of colorectal cancer in Canada. Researchers collated and...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/disease-conditions/cancer/colorectal-cancer/pickled-meat-consumption-and-colorectal-cancer-crc-a-case-control-study-in-newfoundland-and-labrador-canada -
Red meat consumption and mortality: results from two prospective cohort studies.
Eating large quantities of red meat may be associated with elevated total, cancer, and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality risk. This study investigated the relationship between red meat consumption and mortality risk. Using data obtained from...
https://www.drcarney.com/science/lifestyle-choices/animal-products/flesh/red-meat/red-meat-consumption-and-mortality-results-from-two-prospective-cohort-studies
