The results of a new study involving 1.96 million people. How much do other foods increase the risk?
A common ingredient in toast can increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 15%, according to a new study.
Contrary to what you might expect, this ingredient is not white, processed bread, but the cured meat that comes with the cheese, researchers at the University of Cambridge found.
Looking at data from nearly 2 million people, they concluded that 50 grams of cold food per day (about 2 slices) was enough to increase the risk by 15%. Accordingly, 100 grams of unprocessed red meat per day increases the risk of diabetes by 10%.
British National Health System (NHS) recommends those who eat 90 grams of red meat and/or pork per day, reducing them to 70 grams. or less. Red meat is considered:
- Beef
- the lamb
- put
- Pork
- Deer meat
- Goat meat
Accordingly processed meats are meant sausage, bacon, ham, salami, etc.
New findings Published in The Lancet Diabetes and Endocrinology medical journal. Scientists say they confirm existing recommendations to reduce meat consumption.
New research
The new study was based on the analysis of data from 1.96 million people from 20 countries around the world. 107,271 of them have type 2 diabetes. Average meat consumption was:
- Up to 110 grams per day for unprocessed red meat
- Up to 49 grams per day for processed meat
- Up to 72 grams per day for poultry
Each of these was associated with an increased risk of developing diabetes. Poultry was the least affected. Every 100 grams per day increases the risk of diabetes by 8%. The evidence is less strong than that for red and processed meat, the researchers say.
“Our study provides the most comprehensive evidence to date of an association between processed and non-red meat consumption and an increased risk of diabetes,” he said. supervising researcher Dr. Nita Forouhi Professor of Population Health and Nutrition at Cambridge.
And he added that the new findings support the recommendation to reduce their consumption.