21 Aug 2024 --- Regular consumption of meat is associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes, according to a data analysis on close to 1.97 million people worldwide. Researchers reveal a 15% higher risk of developing the disease in the next ten years among people who frequently consume 50 g of processed meat daily, about two slices of ham, and a 10% higher risk for people regularly consuming 100 g of unprocessed red meat a day, equivalent to a small steak. Although 100 g of poultry daily was linked to an 8% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes, additional analyses testing different scenarios resulted in a weaker association for poultry consumption. Meanwhile, the associations between processed meat and unprocessed red meat persisted.
