Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk
Monday, March 23, 2009 - 15:07
in Health & Medicine
CHICAGO (AP) -- The largest study of its kind finds that older Americans who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of death from heart disease and cancer. The federal study of more than half a million men and women bolsters prior evidence of the health risks of diets laden with red meat like hamburger and processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts....