The Study
Unprocessed Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption: Dietary Guideline Recommendations From the Nutritional Recommendations (NutriRECS) Consortium
This is like a big summary of many studies about meat and health. It can tell us what scientists think about meat based on other research, but it can't prove if meat actually causes health problems because it mostly uses studies that just watch what people eat.
Analysis score
Maximum 100 for a systematic review.
Where the score came from
Not specified in abstract
Where does this study sit?
Reviews of RCTs (Meta-analyses)
Max 100Randomized Trials
Max 90Reviews of Cohort Studies
Max 85Cohort Studies
Max 72Reviews of Case-Control Studies
Max 63Case-Control Studies
Max 58Cross-Sectional & Case Series
Max 50Expert Opinion
Max 520 / 100
Quality score
Systematic reviews and meta-analyses of cohort studies. They sit above a single cohort study but below a single randomized trial, because the underlying evidence is still observational.
Key takeaways
Summary
Based on the study abstract and findings.
- 1Not specified in abstract
- 2Not specified in abstract
Score breakdown, methodology, conflicts of interest, evidence analysis & raw study data
Publication
Journal
Annals of Internal Medicine
Year
2019
Authors
B. Johnston, D. Zeraatkar, M. Han, Robin W. M. Vernooij, C. Valli, R. El Dib, Catherine Marshall, P. Stover, Susan Fairweather-Taitt, G. Wjcik, Faiz Bhatia, R. D. de Souza, C. Brotons, J. Meerpohl, C. Patel, B. Djulbegovic, P. Alonso-Coello, M. Bała, G. Guyatt
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Claims (3)
Official food advice says to eat less red meat and processed meats like bacon, but this advice mostly comes from studies that can't prove cause and effect and don't show how much risk there really is.
Experts gave different advice for fresh red meat versus processed meat because they might affect your health differently, and people have different preferences. They only looked at health, not the environment or animal treatment.
A group of experts looked at the best research to give advice on how much red meat and processed meat people should eat, considering health effects like heart disease and cancer, and what matters to people.
Not medical advice. For informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making health decisions.