SynthesisEuropean journal of clinical nutrition2013
Red and processed meat consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
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75 citing papers in PubMed, 12 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 186 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between red meat consumption and risk of stroke: a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Pooled it
- Role of diet in stroke incidence: an umbrella review of meta-analyses of prospective observational studies.BMC medicine · 2022Pooled it
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- Intake of Unprocessed and Processed Meat and the Association with Cardiovascular Disease: An Overview of Systematic Reviews.Nutrients · 2021Pooled it
- National Dietary Guidelines of Greece for children and adolescents: a tool for promoting healthy eating habits.Public health nutrition · 2019Guideline
- Effectiveness of Changes in Diet Composition on Reducing the Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease.Current cardiology reports · 2019Pooled it
- Association between intake of red and processed meat and the risk of heart failure: a meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
- Stroke and food groups: an overview of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.Public health nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- A summary of meat intakes and health burdens.European journal of clinical nutrition · 2018Pooled it
- Role of Total, Red, Processed, and White Meat Consumption in Stroke Incidence and Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2017Pooled it
- Milk and dairy consumption and risk of cardiovascular diseases and all-cause mortality: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.European journal of epidemiology · 2017Pooled it
- Total red meat intake of ≥0.5 servings/d does not negatively influence cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systemically searched meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2017Pooled it
- Fava bean and buckwheat are sustainable food sources which support satiety and beneficially modulate several biomarkers, bacteria and metabolites associated with human health.European journal of nutrition · 2025Trial
- Developing health and environmental warning messages about red meat: An online experiment.PloS one · 2022Trial
- Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension diet retains effectiveness to reduce blood pressure when lean pork is substituted for chicken and fish as the predominant source of protein.The American journal of clinical nutrition · 2015Trial
- Differences in plant- and animal-based protein sources consumed across socioeconomic groups in The Netherlands and their associated environmental impact.European journal of nutrition · 2026Article
- Global, regional and national burden of intracerebral hemorrhage attributable to dietary and metabolic risks from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050: a systematic analysis based on the Global Burden of Disease 2021 comparative risk assessment framework.European journal of medical research · 2025Article
- Trends in Unprocessed Red and Processed Meat Consumption in the Mexican Population, 2006-2020.Current developments in nutrition · 2025Article
- Red Meat Consumption and Hypertension: An Updated Review.Current cardiology reports · 2025Review
- Translation and validation of the meat attachment questionnaire (MAQ) in a French general practice population.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
objectivesEpidemiological evidence is suggestive, but inconclusive, for an association between consumption of red and processed meat and risk of stroke. We aimed to assess this association by conducting a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies. SUBJECTS/
methodsWe performed a literature search on PubMed database through June 2012 to identify prospective cohort studies of red and processed meat intake in relation to risk of stroke. Reference lists of the retrieved articles were also reviewed. Both fixed-effects and random-effects model were assumed to compute the summary risk estimates.
resultsFive large independent prospective cohort studies were identified. These studies contained a total of 2 39 251 subjects and 9593 stroke events. Comparing the highest category of consumption with lowest category, the pooled relative risks (RRs) of total stroke were 1.15 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.05-1.25) for total meat (red and processed meat combined) (n=4), 1.09 (95% CI, 1.01-1.18) for red meat (n=5) and 1.14 (95% CI, 1.05-1.25) for processed meat (n=5); the corresponding RRs of ischemic stroke (highest vs lowest quintile) were 1.15 (95% CI, 1.04-1.28), 1.13(95% CI, 1.01-1.25) and 1.19 (95% CI, 1.08-1.31). Consumption of red and/or processed meat was not associated with hemorrhagic stroke. In the dose-response analysis, the risk of stroke increased significantly by 10% and 13% for each 100 g per day increment in total and red meat consumption, respectively, and by 11% for each 50 g per day increment in processed meat consumption.
conclusionFindings from this meta-analysis indicate that consumption of red and/or processed meat increase risk of stroke, in particular, ischemic stroke.
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