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.

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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

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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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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

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DOI: 10.1161/circ.152.suppl_3.4346313

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