The Claim
Modeling projections suggest that a combined 30% reduction in consumption of both processed meat and unprocessed red meat is associated with an estimated 1,073,400 fewer cases of type 2 diabetes, 382,400 fewer cardiovascular disease events, 84,400 fewer colorectal cancer cases, and 62,200 fewer deaths over a 10-year period in the US adult population.
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If most adults in the U.S. ate 30% less red and processed meat, models predict we could avoid over a million diabetes cases, hundreds of thousands of heart problems, and tens of thousands of cancers and deaths in 10 years.
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A combined 30% reduction in both processed meat and unprocessed red meat consumption is associated in modeling projections with an estimated 1,073,400 fewer cases of type 2 diabetes, 382,400 fewer cardiovascular disease events, 84,400 fewer colorectal cancer cases, and 62,200 fewer deaths over 10 years in the US adult population.
What the research says
1 studyThe study looked at what would happen if people ate 30% less processed and red meat, and found it would prevent about the same number of diseases and deaths as the claim says.
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