However, all existing evidence is largely based on studies from high-income countries, mainly in North America and Europe, they said | Photo: Shutterstock.com
Red meat consumption is linked to an increased risk of type 2 diabetes, according to an analysis of more than 1.9 million adults from 20 countries in different regions of the world, including Southeast Asia, providing the “most comprehensive evidence to date.”
Published in the journal The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology, the analysis found that habitual consumption of three types of meat and their daily amounts (50 grams of processed meat, 100 grams of unprocessed red meat and 100 grams of poultry) was linked to 15 percent, 10 percent and eight percent increases in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, respectively.
The international team of researchers from the United States, United Kingdom, Brazil, Mexico, among others, noted that meat intake exceeds recommended levels in many regions of the world and has been correlated with non-communicable diseases, including type 2 diabetes.
However, all existing evidence is largely based on studies from high-income countries, mainly in North America and Europe, they said.
For this study, researchers included 31 cohorts from the InterConnect project, whose data were collected from scientific studies and online registries, including unpublished information. Of the 1,966,444 participants, more than 100,000 developed type 2 diabetes during follow-up, which typically lasts 10 years.
“Positive associations between unprocessed red meat and processed meat and incidence of type 2 diabetes were significant in the Americas region (13 percent and 17 percent, respectively), the European region (six percent and 13 percent), and the Western Pacific and East Asia region (17 percent and 15 percent),” the authors wrote.
They also estimated that replacing 50 grams of daily processed meat intake with 100 grams of unprocessed red meat reduced the risk of type 2 diabetes by seven percent on average.
In addition, the risk of diabetes was found to decrease by 10 percent by replacing 50 grams of processed meat per day with 100 grams of poultry per day.
However, the researchers found no evidence that replacing unprocessed red meat with poultry helped reduce diabetes risk.
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First published: August 21, 2024 | 7:11 a.m. IS
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