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Red Meat Consumption

The consumption of unprocessed red meat and its link to various types of cancer.

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Jan 25, 2026
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Does consuming meat cause cancer

The evidence consistently shows that consumption increases the risk of and is classified by as carcinogenic to humans, while is considered probably carcinogenic and linked to modest increases in sever...

Jan 7, 2026

When a person with Thalassämie tells me they can't live vegan because they need to eat a lot of red meat for Thalassämie and take iron pills, is that true?

The short answer: no — the blanket claim that someone with thalassemia cannot live vegan because they “need to eat a lot of red meat and take iron pills” is not supported by clinical guidance; in fact...