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Eating processed meat increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
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Is it true that eating processed meat increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes?
Partly. Multiple observational meta-analyses and cohort studies report that higher processed meat intake is associated with increased type 2 diabetes risk, though one Mendelian randomization study found no causal association. The evidence supports an association rather than proving causation.
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Processed meat. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Processed_meat
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Li, G., Jiang, J., & Li, Z. (2024). The relationship between processed meat, red meat, and risk of cardiovascular disease and Type 2 diabetes: a Mendelian randomization study. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurjpc/zwae117
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Meat Consumption as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes - PMC Lock. (n.d.). pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu6020897
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Wang, P., Zhang, Y., & Giovannucci, E. (2025). Dietary context in the association between red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.metabol.2025.156277
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Solikhah, S. & Lestari, A. (2022). Processed meat consumption increases risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus in adults aged 40 years and older. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.18051/univmed.2022.v41.18-28
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Frigo, F., Fasching, P., & Brath, H. (2026). Plant-Based Nutrition and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Prevention, Risk, Metabolic Health and the Role of Legumes, Dietary Fiber, and Red Meat. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu18162672
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Schwingshackl, L., Hoffmann, G., Lampousi, A., Knüppel, S., Iqbal, K., Schwedhelm, C., Bechthold, A., Schlesinger, S., & Boeing, H. (2017). Food groups and risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10654-017-0246-y
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Jannasch, F., Kröger, J., & Schulze, M. B. (2017). Dietary Patterns and Type 2 Diabetes: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Studies.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.3945/jn.116.242552
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W, S., X, H., CM, S., & JV, Z. (2023). Red meat consumption, cardiovascular diseases, and diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehad336
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Rather, S. A. & Masoodi, F. A. (2024). Hand Book of Processed Functional Meat Products. play.google.com. https://play.google.com/store/books/details?id=XqMrEQAAQBAJ&source=gbs_api
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Rozenbajgier, M., Wójcik-Grudzień, J., Pawłowska, P., & Ozga-Stachurska, A. (2022). Plant Based Diets and the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.12775/jehs.2022.12.09.050
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