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L-carnitine, a major component of red meat, may increase an individual’s susceptibility to cardiovascular disease, such as atherosclerosis, and adverse cardiac events, such as stroke and myocardial infarction.
Fried meat contains high quantity of carcinogenic and mutagenic heterocyclic amines.
Vegetarians are associated with better health and lower total mortality rates than non-vegetarians.
High consumption of milk may increase bone fracture and mortality risk in men and women.
High total, cancer, and CVD mortality rates are associated with high intakes of red and processed meat.
Red and processed meat may be carcinogenic to humans.
High consumption of well-cooked red meat that contains carcinogenic heterocyclic amines is associated with a greater risk of colorectal adenoma, breast cancer, and lung cancer.
Heme iron may contribute positively to development of colon cancer associated with red meat consumption.
Non-meat diets are strongly linked to attractive and pleasant body odor.
High prostate cancer risk may be associated with high consumption of calcium from dairy products.
