The Claim

High intake of processed meat is associated with a stronger risk of fatal coronary heart disease compared to high intake of unprocessed red meat, with hazard ratios of 1.39 (95% CI: 1.22–1.59) for women and 1.13 (95% CI: 1.03–1.25) for men when comparing high versus low intake categories, indicating a potentially greater cardiovascular risk from processed meat consumption.

Source: Abstract 4346313: Unprocessed Red and Processed Meat and Alternative Protein Sources in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of 1.7 million Participants

What the research says

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In plain English

Eating a lot of processed meats like bacon or hot dogs might be worse for your heart than eating regular red meat, especially for women.

See the scientific wording

The association between processed meat intake and fatal coronary heart disease is stronger than that of unprocessed red meat, with hazard ratios of 1.39 (95% CI: 1.22–1.59) for women and 1.13 (95% CI: 1.03–1.25) for men when comparing high versus low intake categories, suggesting processed meat may pose a greater cardiovascular risk.

What the research says

1 study
  1. Study: Abstract 4346313: Unprocessed Red and Processed Meat and Alternative Protein Sources in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Pooled Analysis of 1.7 million Participants

    The study found that eating a lot of processed meat, like bacon or sausages, is more strongly linked to deadly heart disease than eating unprocessed red meat, especially in women.

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