Cohort Study: Meat, Dietary Heme Iron, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Meat, Dietary Heme Iron, and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The Singapore Chinese Health Study – American Journal of Epidemiology (link to abstract – $ for full-text)

Commentary: Eating meat linked to higher risk of diabetes – DukeNUS Medical School, via EurekAlert (free)

Related articles: Meat Consumption as a Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes – Nutrients (free) AND Meat consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies – Diabetologia (free) AND Red meat consumption and risk of type 2 diabetes: 3 cohorts of US adults and an updated meta-analysis – American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (free)

“The Singapore Chinese Health Study reveals increased risk of diabetes with higher intake of red meat and poultry, partially attributed to the dietary iron content in these meats” (from EurekAlert)