United States: A new study has been done few days back which shows that eating red meat and processed meat could ultimately raise the risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Eating almost 50 grams of processed meat daily, it’s like having two slices of ham which increases the risk by 15% over 10 years. Similarly, eating near about 100 grams of unprocessed red meat daily, such as a small steak, raises the risk by ten percent.
Experts recommended and simply suggests that limiting red and processed meat intake and choosing healthier options that are like fruits, vegetables, and lean proteins which help lower the risk of diabetes.
As reported by HealthDay, “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,” said senior researcher Nita Forouhi who is a program leader in nutritional epidemiology with the University of Cambridge in the U.K.
For the study researchers concluded pooled data for nearly 2 million people who participated in 31 different studies in 20 countries.
Poultry Consumption and Diabetes Risk
So almost it’s 8 percent increased risk of diabetes among the people who regularly ate poultry like chicken turkey or duck.
However, that particular association become weaker as more factors were taken into the account while the links between diabetes and red or unprocessed meat persisted researchers said.
Public Health Recommendations
Also, this particular study supports the recommendations to the limit consumption of the processed meat like red meat to reduce type 2 diabetes cases in the population Forouhi said. In the Cambridge news release.
“While our findings provide more comprehensive evidence on the association between poultry consumption and type 2 diabetes than was previously available, the link remains uncertain and needs to be investigated further,” Forouhi added.