Red Meat Consumption Raises Lung Cancer Risk?
By: Web Producer
Updated: December 11, 2007
Major Study Shows Red Meat Consumption Raises Lung Cancer Risk
(Washington, DC) -- Eating a lot of red meat or processed meat products can raise a persons risk for developing lung, colorectal and other cancers.
Thats the conclusion of a National Cancer Institute study involving half-a-million people age 50 to 71.
The eight-year diet and health study, done in partnership with AARP, showed substantially higher risk for several forms of cancer in participants who ate a lot of red or processed meats.
More than 53-thousand cases of cancer were diagnosed in study participants.
The researchers noted that both red and processed meats are sources of saturated fat and iron, which can be cancer-causing.
The link between meat consumption and cancer risk has been reported in more than 100 studies done in many countries with diverse diets, according to the new studys research team.
(Copyright 2007 by Newsroom Solutions)
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