Red Meat = Breast Cancer?
Via Pandagon, there's a new study out linking breast cancer to red meat consumption.
The study of more than 90,000 women found that the more red meat the women consumed in their 20s, 30s and 40s, the greater their risk for developing breast cancer fueled by hormones in the next 12 years. Those who consumed the most red meat had nearly twice the risk of those who ate red meat infrequently.
The researchers note that the cause of this link is unknown - but that one possibility is the growth hormones that are pumped into industrially-raised cattle. I'd agree that it's highly likely.
Either way, for those of you ladies who do eat red meat - maybe keep it to a minimum? The women at the highest risk (double the risk for cancer) had 1 1/2 servings a day of beef, pork, or lamb - but women who ate 3 servings or fewer a week had no increased risk.