What's the most dangerous food for the heart – 150 grams spikes the risk

A global study by McMaster University scientists found a link between a higher risk of cardiovascular disease and the consumption of processed meat. However, the same does not apply to unprocessed red meat and poultry. As reported in the related publication in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, the information comes from the diet and health outcomes of 134,297 people from 21 countries on five continents, whom the researchers followed for data on meat consumption and cardiovascular disease. "Evidence on the association between meat intake and cardiovascular disease is unclear, so we wanted to better understand the associations between consumption of unprocessed red meat, poultry and processed meat with major cardiovascular events and mortality," explains Romaina Iqbal, first author of the study and associate professor at Aga Khan University (AKU), Pakistan.