Total, red and processed meat consumption and human health: an umbrella review of observational studies
Grosso G, La Vignera S, Condorelli RA, Godos J, Marventano S, Tieri M, Ghelfi F, Titta L, Lafranconi A, Gambera A, Alonzo E, Sciacca S, Buscemi S, Ray S, Del Rio D, Galvano F
International journal of food sciences and nutrition · 56 citations
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- Systematic review (indexed by PubMed)
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- Main outcome
- Clinical events such as disease or death
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- Funding not disclosed
Publication
- Published
- 2022-03-15 · Int J Food Sci Nutr · vol. 73 · issue 6 · pp. 726–737
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis
- Cited
- 84 citations · more than 99% of similar papers · 14.2× the field average
- Impact
- Top 10% most cited in its field
- References
- 97 works
- Access
- Open access (repository copy) · OTHER-OA
- Research areas
- Nutritional Studies and Diet · Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact
- Keywords
- Medicine, Red meat, Colorectal cancer, Stroke (engine), Cohort study, Prospective cohort study, Stomach cancer, Observational study, Colorectal adenoma, Environmental health, Lung cancer, Internal medicine, Cancer, Pathology
- MeSH
- humans, colorectal neoplasms, diet, risk factors, prospective studies, meat, male, stroke, cooking, observational studies as topic, red meat
16 authors
From IT, NL, GB
- Giuseppe Grosso · correspondingUniversity of Catania
- Sandro La VigneraUniversity of Catania
- Rosita Angela CondorelliUniversity of Catania
- Justyna GodosUniversity of Catania
- Stefano Marventano
- Maria TieriEuropean Institute of Oncology
Abstract
Meat consumption has represented an important evolutionary step for humans. However, modern patterns of consumption, including excess intake, type of meat and cooking method have been the focus of attention as a potential cause of rise in non-communicable diseases. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between total, red and processed meat with health outcomes and to assess the level of evidence by performing a systematic search of meta-analyses of prospective cohort studies. Convincing evidence of the association between increased risk of (i) colorectal adenoma, lung cancer, CHD and stroke, (ii) colorectal adenoma, ovarian, prostate, renal and stomach cancers, CHD and stroke and (iii) colon and bladder cancer was found for excess intake of total, red and processed meat, respectively. Possible negative associations with other health outcomes have been reported. Excess meat consumption may be detrimental to health, with a major impact on cardiometabolic and cancer risk.
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