Diabetes on a plate
Another large-scale study following over 340,000 people from eight European countries produced very interesting results. It showed that the more meat you eat the more you’re likely to develop type 2 diabetes. The study results also discovered that in men, this association exists not only for total meat intake but also for red and processed meat consumption. The results were the same for women but one more food group was showing the association – poultry. Meat consumption has been linked to diabetes before – read our report or guide online at Diabetes or call 0117 944 1000 to order a copy.
The InterAct Consortium, 2013. Association between dietary meat consumption and incident type 2 diabetes: the EPIC-InterAct study. Diabetologia. 56 (1) 47-59.
About the author
Dr. Justine Butler
Justine joined Viva! in 2005 after graduating from Bristol University with a PhD in molecular biology. After working as a campaigner, then researcher and writer, she is now Viva!’s head of research and her work focuses on animals, the environment and health. Justine’s scientific training helps her research and write both in-depth scientific reports, such as White Lies and the Meat Report, as well as easy-to-read factsheets and myth-busting articles for consumer magazines and updates on the latest research. Justine also recently wrote the Vegan for the Planet guide for Viva!’s Vegan Now campaign.
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