Processed meats make you 20% more likely to die says new Harvard study

Aug. 18, 2014 - PRLog -- eating too much red meat, and in particular processed meats, can be seriously damaging to health, says a major new report. In a new study, Harvard University followed tens of thousands of volunteers over many years. Professor Willet, who reported the findings, said: “We found that those who consumed higher amounts of red meat had a higher risk of total mortality, cardiovascular mortality and cancer mortality.”

Called “red meat consumption and mortality,” his study estimates that eating a small amount of red meat a day (around 85g) is associated with an increased mortality rate of 13%, while eating the same amount of processed meat led to a 20% increase. This means that if you eat that much processed meat a day, your chances of dying from disease are 20% higher than someone who does not.

White meats like chicken and turkey were found to pose no significant health dangers, although high protein and/or diets that omit all carbohydrates are still very dangerous.

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