Eating red meat might raise your chances of dying from cancer or getting certain types of cancer, according to big reviews of past research.

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Red and processed meat consumption and cancer outcomes: Umbrella review.

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2021 Sep 15

The study looked at eating red meat and found it raises the risk of dying from cancer and getting many specific cancers, just like the claim says.

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Red and processed meat consumption and cancer outcomes: Umbrella review.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129697

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