“The results suggest that carcinogenic substances related to meat preparation, rather than their inherent fat or cholesterol content, might be responsible for the association,” said Ute Nöthlings, the lead author of the study. However, high intake of other non-vegetarian items like fish, dairy products, eggs and white meats did not pose a similar risk…
The multiethnic study took into account the diet of 190,545 men and women of various ethnicities like African-American, Caucasian, Japanese-American, Native Hawaiian and Latino. After seven years, 482 cases of pancreatic cancer were reported. Researchers from the Cancer Research Center and USC found that those who took more than 40 grams of processed meats per day were 70 per cent more susceptible to pancreatic cancer than those with lower intake.
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