Ugh, apparently meat is even worse for us than we thought

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  • Red meat has been seen as dangerous to our health in various ways, but new research suggests that its cancer-causing potential is linked to a certain carbohydrate present in meat and dairy.
  • The research suggests that sugar Neu5Gc is the cancer-causing culprit.
  • You can still eat red meat, the scientists say, but do so in moderation.

You know, we're all just trying to do our best out here in the post-COVID world. We're trying to get our live our lives without getting sick, and that includes getting groceries and (sometimes) trying to make healthy food choices. We know red meat isn't the greatest thing in the world — scientists have been telling us that for decades — but steak tastes good and it can't be all bad right? Well, a new study suggests that red meat contains something that may actually increase the risk of cancer.

Past warnings against red meat have hinged on things like higher cholesterol, but the idea that red meat can give you cancer is a relatively new wrinkle, at least in terms of what is being discussed in this study. The researchers actually pinpointed a specific carbohydrate present in red meat that may be responsible for this increased risk.

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