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Interesting how the numbers are pumped up for the headline. The risk is increased by 7% for eating processed meat, not red meat. And the actual numbers are:
by ricardobeat 7y ago
Interesting how the numbers are pumped up for the headline.
The risk is increased by 7% for eating processed meat, not red meat. And the actual numbers are:
processed meat: you would increase your risk by 0.4% over 10 years, 1.02% over 20 years and 1.74% over 30 years
red meat: 0.17% over 10 years, 0.41% over 20 years and 0.62% over 30 years
poultry: 0.20% over 10 years, 0.54% over 20 years and 1.03% over 30 years
- OnlineGladiator 7y agoI'm mostly surprised poultry is worse than red meat. I realize the supermarket chickens most people eat are a far cry from their ancestors (ridiculously overfed, grain diets, selectively bred to grow faster and fatter), but cattle have many similar issues.
- ricardobeat 7y agoIt is mentioned that the results are barely statistically significant for unprocessed meat; it also states that "poultry could mean plain meat or deep-fried" which makes a huge difference.