The more beef and pork you eat, the greater the risk of 'this'

The more heme iron contained in red meat such as beef and pork you consume Increased risk of type 2 diabetes Research results showed that...

 

According to a study published in the scientific journal Nature Metabolism on the 13th (local time), researchers at Harvard University recently discovered a link between heme iron found in red meats such as beef and pork and other animal products and the risk of type 2 diabetes (T2D).

The study results showed that the more heme iron, an iron component found in red meat and other animal products, is consumed—unlike non-heme iron which is mainly found in plant-based foods—the higher the risk of developing type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Iron is divided into heme iron, which is mainly found in animal products such as red meat, and non-heme iron, which is mainly found in plant products such as spinach and nuts.

Therefore, the researchers explain that non-heme iron, which is mainly found in plant-based foods, is not significantly associated with the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

 

The association between heme iron and type 2 diabetes (T2D) was reported last year in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. At the time, a team led by Dr. T.H. Chan of the Harvard School of Public Health evaluated the association between iron and T2D by tracking the health records of over 216,000 American adults for 36 years.

 

The results of the study at the time revealed that the group with the highest heme iron intake had more than half the risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to the group with the lowest intake.

However, this result is known to prove that correlation even more clearly.

Dr. Feng Leiwang, the lead author of this study, told Nature Metabolism, "Unlike previous studies that relied solely on epidemiological data, we integrated information from multiple layers, including epidemiological data and cutting-edge metabolomics. Through this, we were able to gain a more comprehensive understanding of not only the association between iron intake and T2D risk but also the potential metabolic pathways supporting this association."

 

Through this study, the research team advised that reducing red meat consumption and adopting a plant-based diet can be an effective strategy to significantly lower the risk of type 2 diabetes.

 

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Reduce red meat and follow a plant-based diet

This is news related to diabetes that we are all too familiar with.

 

I learned that once again.

Eat meat occasionally and make sure to include plant-based protein.