14 DAY TRIAL // People who eat too much red meat are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than people who choose to consume this type of meat in moderation, a new study argues.
The researchers now claiming that an increase in a person's daily intake of red meat significantly ups their chances of getting type two diabetes base their statements on data collected while monitoring some 149,000 Americans over the course of several years.
Of these people, some were documented to have increased their daily intake of red meat by about half a serving.
Others were documented to have cut down on their red meat intake, meaning that they ate about half a serving less than they normally would have. Live Science reports that, when the researchers assessed these people's risk of developing diabetes, it was discovered that those who started eating more red meat than they did at the beginning of the study experienced a 48% increase in their type 2 diabetes risk.
On the other hand, the people who reported eating less red meat than they were accustomed to were found to have about 14% less chances of developing said condition.
“Our results add further evidence that limiting red-meat consumption over time confers benefits for [type 2 diabetes] prevention,” the researchers reportedly summed up their findings.
The same source informs us that, all things considered, the increase in type 2 diabetes risk in the case of the volunteers that took up the habit of eating more red meat was at least partly caused by their starting to put on weight.
Several previous studies have shown that, apart from its triggering an increase in type 2 diabetes risk, a high intake of red meat can make an individual more prone to conditions such as cancer and heart disease.
A detailed account of this study concerning the link between increased red meat consumption and an elevated type 2 diabetes risk was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on June 17.