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How to Eat Less Red & Processed Meat in 2016

To end 2015, the World Health Organization (WHO) released a report(PDF)Links to a PDF document. stating that red meat was potentially cancerous, while processed meat was a known cause of colorectal cancer.  The WHO and the American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) now recommend limits in consumption of these meats. For a quick understanding of the report, click here. Limiting consumption […]

WRITTEN BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Dan Remley, Assistant Professor, Field Specialist: Food, Nutrition, and Wellness & Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist.

SOURCES:

  • American Egg Board. What's in an Egg?: http://www.aeb.org/retail/registered-dietitian-nutrition
  • American Institute for Cancer Research (2015). Colorectal Cancer: Learn About Colorectal Cancer: http://www.aicr.org/learn-more-about-cancer/colorectal-cancer//
  • American Meat Institute. Processed Meats: Convenience, Nutrition, Taste: https://www.meatinstitute.org/index.php?ht=a/GetDocumentAction/i/94559%20date
  • Harvard Health Publications (2012). 6 Healthy Protein Choices when Cutting Back on Red Meat. Harvard University: http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/6-healthy-protein-choices-when-cutting-back-on-red-meat-201206084865
  • USDA (2015). Protein-Foods. Tips for making wise choices from the Protein Foods Group: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/protein-foods-tips

REFERENCES:

  • American Institute for Cancer Research (2015). Red Meat & Processed Meat. Retrieved from: http://www.aicr.org/assets/docs/pdf/brochures/red-processed-meats.pdf
  • American Institute for Cancer Research (2012). Updated Estimates: Preventing Half of Colorectal Cancers. AICR's Cancer Research Update. Retrieved from: http://www.aicr.org/cancer-research-update/2012/october_4_2012/cru-updated-estimates-colorectal-cancers.html
  • Carrie, D. (2011). Trends in meat consumption in the United States. Public Health Nutrition, 14(4), 575-583.
  • Food and Agricultural Organizations (2008). Categories of Processed Meat Products. United Nations FAO Corporate Document Repository. Retrieved from: http://www.fao.org/docrep/010/ai407e/ai407e09.htm
  • Indiana Department of Education (2014). Guide to Processed Meats/ Meat Products/ Cheeses. Indiana.Gov. Retrieved from: http://www.doe.in.gov/sites/default/files/nutrition/criteria-guides.pdf
  • USDA (2009). News 2009: The Egg: It's a Healthy Food. Agricultural Research Service. Retrieved from: http://www.ars.usda.gov/Research/docs.htm?docid=18963
  • USDA (2015). Protein-Foods. How Much Food from the Protein Food Group is Daily? Retrieved from: http://www.choosemyplate.gov/protein-foods
  • World Health Organization (October 29, 2015). IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat. WHO Press Release No. 240. Retrieved from: http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2015/pdfs/pr240_E.pdf
  • World Health Organization (October 29, 2015). Links between processed meat and colorectal cancer. WHO statement. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2015/processed-meat-cancer/en/
  • World Health Organization (October 2015). Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/features/qa/cancer-red-meat/en/

Digesting the Association Between Processed Meat and Cancer

The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released the International Agency for Research on Cancer’s (IARC) report(PDF)Links to a PDF document. classifying processed meat as “carcinogenic to humans” and red meat as “probably carcinogenic to humans.” The topic appeared all over the media and raised more questions than answers. This post is intended to help LSO readers understand the […]

WRITTEN BY: Shawna Hite, Healthy People Program Specialist

REVIEWED BY: Dan Remley, Assistant Professor, Field Specialist: Food, Nutrition, and Wellness & Amanda Woods, Healthy Finances Program Specialist

SOURCES:

  • Indiana Department of Education. Guide to Processed Meats/ Meat Products/ Cheeses.
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer: Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1-114. ( October, 2015).
  • International Agency for Research on Cancer: IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. (2015).
  • U.S. Department of Agriculture: All about the Protein Foods Group. (August 2015).
  • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: National Dietary Guidelines (December 2015).
  • World Health Organization: IARC- International Agency for Research on Cancer. (2015.)

REFERENCES:

  • Bouvard, V., Loomis, D., Guyton, K. Z., Grosse, Y., Ghissassi, F. E., Benbrahim-Tallaa, L., ... & Monograph Working Group. (2015). Carcinogenicity of consumption of red and processed meat. The Lancet. Oncology.
  • Chan, D. S., Lau, R., Aune, D., Vieira, R., Greenwood, D. C., Kampman, E., & Norat, T. (2011). Red and processed meat and colorectal cancer incidence: meta-analysis of prospective studies. PloS one, 6(6), e20456.
  • Cross, A. J., Leitzmann, M. F., Gail, M. H., Hollenbeck, A. R., Schatzkin, A., & Sinha, R. (2007). A prospective study of red and processed meat intake in relation to cancer risk. PLoS Med, 4(12), e325.
  • Santarelli, R. L., Pierre, F., & Corpet, D. E. (2008). Processed meat and colorectal cancer: a review of epidemiologic and experimental evidence. Nutrition and cancer, 60(2), 131-144.
  • World Health Organization (October 29, 2015). IARC Monographs evaluate consumption of red meat and processed meat. WHO Press Release No. 240. Retrieved from: http://www.iarc.fr/en/media-centre/pr/2015/pdfs/pr240_E.pdf
  • World Health Organization (October 29, 2015). Links between processed meat and colorectal cancer. WHO statement. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/statements/2015/processed-meat-cancer/en/
  • World Health Organization (October 2015). Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat. Retrieved from: http://www.who.int/features/qa/cancer-red-meat/en/

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New research has narrowed down some of the most influential high-fiber foods that prevent colon polyps, pouches in the intestines that can lead to colon cancer. What are these cancer-fighting foods? Legumes, brown rice, cooked green vegetables, and dried fruit.   The risk of polyps was: * 40% lower among those who ate brown rice at least once […]

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