{"id":24386,"date":"2025-02-17T17:07:35","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:07:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnisostenibili.it\/?p=24386"},"modified":"2025-02-17T17:07:35","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T15:07:35","slug":"meat-consumption-and-disease-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnisostenibili.it\/en\/meat-consumption-and-disease-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"Meat consumption and disease risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

Non-communicable disease risk associated with red and processed meat consumption\u2014magnitude, certainty, and contextuality of risk.<\/b><\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Meat<\/b><\/span><\/span> has been foundational<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> to ancestral human diets, offering <\/span><\/span>high-quality protein and bioavailable micronutrients<\/b><\/span><\/span>. Despite this, dietary recommendations increasingly discourage the consumption of red and processed meats due to their alleged link to obesity and non-communicable diseases like heart disease, stroke, type-2 diabetes, and certain cancers. However, <\/span><\/span>evidence shows<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> that intakes below 75 and 20g\/day, respectively, are likely safe to begin with and that higher intake levels may result in <\/span><\/span>trivial increases in absolute risk<\/b><\/span><\/span>. Moreover, according to <\/span><\/span>state-of-the-art GRADE analysis<\/b><\/span><\/span>, the certainty of this evidence is low to very low, potentially affected by biases and confounders.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

HOW MUCH MEAT TO EAT<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

Optimal meat intake levels vary due to differences in genetics, sex, age, health, diet, and lifestyle<\/b><\/span><\/span>. For instance, some groups need more haem iron from meat, while others may suffer from iron overload. <\/span><\/span>Risk assessment should also consider meat intake frequency, processing and preparation methods, and dietary interactions<\/b><\/span><\/span>. The relationship between meat intake and disease risk is not one-dimensional and may not even be causal, to begin with. Harmful associations often disappear when consumption is part of healthy diets, suggesting <\/span><\/span>the risk depends on the healthiness of the overall diet <\/b><\/span><\/span>rather than on the presence of meat in the diet as such. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Overall, <\/span><\/span>the best available evidence<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a> does not support reducing red meat intake from current average population levels for health reasons<\/b><\/span><\/span>. Dietary guidelines should instead focus on healthy meal patterns tailored to individual needs. <\/span><\/span>Red meat is a crucial micronutrient source and is not easily replaced by plant-based options<\/b><\/span><\/span>. Recommendations to reduce meat intake must also consider <\/span><\/span>potential risks like iron deficiency anaemia, sarcopenia, and malnutrition<\/b><\/span><\/span>. Therefore, considering individual differences and dietary contexts, a comprehensive analysis of the benefits and harms of red and processed meats is essential.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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See the full Paper by Bradley Johnston, Stefaan De Smet, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Leroy, Andrew Mente, Alice Stanton, “<\/i><\/span><\/span>Non-communicable disease risk associated with red and processed meat consumption\u2014magnitude, certainty, and contextuality of risk? | Animal Frontiers | Oxford Academic (oup.com)<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a>“<\/i><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Non-communicable disease risk associated with red and processed meat consumption\u2014magnitude, certainty, and contextuality of risk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24387,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[681],"tags":[5678,6474,6472,4927,2369,6292,738,5898,6473],"class_list":["post-24386","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-health-nutrition","tag-alice-stanton-en","tag-andrew-mente-en","tag-bradley-johnston-en","tag-dublin-declaration","tag-frederic-leroy","tag-iron-deficiency-anemia","tag-red-meat","tag-sarcopenia-en","tag-stefaan-de-smet-en"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t