Eating red meat increases risk of early death, study finds
Posted Mar 13, 2012 7:58 am.
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A 28-year study has found that eating red meat every day was linked with a 13 per cent increase in risk of an early death.
The Harvard study followed more than 120,000 American adults.
Researchers also found that daily consumption of processed meat — such as bacon or hot dogs — was associated with a 20 per cent jump in death risk.
The study found cardiovascular disease and cancer were the leading causes of death.
The study is in the journal Archives of Internal Medicine.
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