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Red and processed meat consumption and mortality: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohorts

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Processed meat intake Confounding risk Meta-analysis Observational evidence

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~15% higher all-cause mortality per 1 serving/day increase in meta-analysis; highest vs lowest ~23% higher

Causal status: Association

Reliability / bias notes: Dietary measurement error; healthy-pattern confounding; substitution effects

Wang et al. · 2016 · PMID 26143683

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