Eating processed meat daily linked to higher risk of Type 2 diabetes: study – GLOBAL

August 23, 2024

Eating just 50 grams of processed meat per day — about the equivalent of two slices of ham — appears to correlate to a 15 per cent higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes within the next decade, according to a new study.

The study, published Tuesday in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology, suggests that eating 100 grams of unprocessed meat a day, which is equivalent to a small streak, was associated with a 10 per cent higher risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

Though the link was a correlation, not a clear causation, it adds to a growing body of research raising concerns about the health effects of processed meats.

“The findings for processed meat and many health conditions including Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and cancer have been consistent and strong,” said senior author Nita Forouhi, a professor of epidemiology at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

Read more: https://globalnews.ca/news/10708451/meat-ham-risk-type-2-diabetes-study/