Red meat consumption has already been linked to heart disease – the world's biggest killer. 'Previous studies have shown links between greater red meat consumption and increased risk of heart attacks or dying from heart disease,' said study author Dr Zahra Raisi-Estabragh of Queen Mary University of London. All heart diseases are cardiovascular diseases, but not all cardiovascular diseases are heart diseaseTHE THREE HEART MEASURES 1. 'The findings support prior observations linking red and processed meat consumption with heart disease and provide unique insights into links with heart and vascular structure and function,' said Dr Raisi-Estabragh. 'For example, it is possible that greater red meat intake leads to raised blood cholesterol and this in turn causes heart disease.

Source: The Nation April 15, 2021 18:00 UTC