A large study, published in August 2010 found that eating meat was linked with weight gain.
The research revealed that the biggest culprits are processed meats, such as sausages and ham.
Meat Consumption Has Been Linked to Weight Gain
The researchers looked at the links between weight gain and the consumption of red meat, poultry, processed meat and total meat consumption. Overall, they found that meat consumption was associated with weight gain, suggesting that eating less meat may be the key to keeping a healthy weight. Study leader Dr Anne-Claire Vergnaud said: ‘I would recommend to control consumption of meat to maintain a healthy weight and good health in general.”
The Study entitled “Meat Consumption and Prospective Weight Change in Participants of the EPIC- PANACEA Study” followed a total of 103,455 men and 270,348 women (all between 25 and 70 years of age) in ten European countries for five years and was carried out by the Imperial College, London and several other universities and was published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition (August 2010)
