Kaluza J1, Akesson A2, Wolk A2. Circ Heart Fail. 2014 Jul;7(4):552-7. doi: 10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.113.000921. Epub 2014 Jun 12. Abstract BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies of red meat consumption in relation to risk of heart failure (HF) are scarce. We examined the associations of unprocessed and processed red meat consumption with HF incidence and mortality in men. METHODS AND […]
MEDICAL NEWS | PHYSICIAN’S FIRST WATCH June 12, 2014 By Kelly Young Edited by Susan Sadoughi, MD, and Lorenzo Di Francesco, MD, FACP, FHM Higher protein intake is associated with reduced stroke risk, according to a meta-analysis in Neurology. Researchers assessed the results of seven prospective cohort studies in roughly 250,000 participants. During a median follow-up of 14 […]
Published: Jun 10, 2014 | Updated: Jun 11, 2014 By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Action Points Note that this review specifies suggested dietary guidance in which evidence of a dietary influence on cancer risk is substantial, but not necessarily conclusive. The review provides guidance based upon compelling evidence for cancer risk associated with […]
Am J Clin Nutr. 2014 Feb;99(2):352-60. doi: 10.3945/ajcn.113.075663. Epub 2013 Nov 27. Ley SH, Sun Q, Willett WC, Eliassen AH, Wu K, Pan A, Grodstein F, Hu FB. Abstract BACKGROUND: Greater red meat intake is associated with an increased type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. However, the relation of red meat intake to biomarkers […]
Maturitas. 2014 Mar;77(3):202-8. doi: 10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.11.010. Epub 2013 Dec 11. Baena Ruiz R, Salinas Hernández P. Abstract BACKGROUND: Diet represents 30-35% of risk factors that contribute to the onset of cancer. Some foods and dietary patterns have been linked to the risk of various cancers. However epidemiological available data are not consistent for many foods and […]
Published: Oct 25, 2013 | Updated: Oct 28, 2013 By Cole Petrochko, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Full Story: http://www.medpagetoday.com/Gastroenterology/ColonCancer/42496 Action Points Red and processed meat consumption was significantly associated with colorectal cancer risk in patients who had a common gene mutation, researchers found. Note that, if replicated, the findings suggest selected individuals at higher risk […]
From Medscape Cardiology Beef and Heart Disease: Beyond Cholesterol Beef, Gut Microbes, and Heart Disease L-Carnitine in Red Meat May Up CVD Risk via Altered Gut Flora Intestinal Flora Again Implicated in CAD; but This Time, Also CV Events L-Carnitine Retakes Spotlight, Hints at Survival Benefit in Acute MI: Meta-analysis Processed Beef: Is That the […]
Laura A. Stokowski, RN, MS DisclosuresJune 20, 2013 Editor’s Note: Large European and American studies are the most recent to examine the link between red meat and cancer. Medscape talked to the study authors and reviewed other evidence to determine whether there is reason to have a beef about eating beef. RED MEAT AND COLORECTAL CANCER The preponderance […]
Posted on March 24, 2012 While statisticians try to wheedle causation from observational data, they really just end up showing us what health conscious people are like. They exercise more and smoke less, eat more fruit and less red meat, etc. This doesn’t “prove” those habits actually make health conscious people healthy. Intervention studies, where healthy and […]