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# Red meat, dairy products linked to non-Hodgkin lymphoma
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/red_meat_dairy_products_linked_to_non-hodgkin_lymphoma_081316092/
- Published: 2016-08-23T10:23:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-22T15:45:12.000Z
- Description: A meta-analysis of 33 observational studies ties red meat to 22% and dairy products to 26% higher non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk, while fish and seafood track with up to 29% lower multiple myeloma risk. The authors note observational data cannot establish cause.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

Tuesday Aug 23, 2016 (foodconsumer.org) -- Eating too much dairy products and red meat may increase risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, according to a new study published in Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology.

The study meta-analyzed data from 33 observational studies published prior to 2014 and found consumption of red meat and dairy products was associated with 22% and 26% increased risk for non-Hodgkin lymphoma, respectively.

In contrast, eating fish and seafood was found inversely associated with the risk of multiple myeloma (the reduction in the risk was up to 29%).

The study was based on observational studies which cannot prove eating red meat and dairy products was the cause for the elevated risk for non-Hodgkin lyphoma although the risk was not excluded either. Regardless, eating too much protein, particularly protein from animals is not a healthy dietary habit. (David Liu)

[*Saverio Caini, Giovanna Masala, , Patrizia Gnagnarell, , Ilaria Ermini, , William Russell-Edu, , Domenico Palli, , Sara Gandini, Food of animal origin and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple myeloma: A review of the literature and meta-analysis, Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, Volume 100, April 2016, Pages 16–24*](http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S104084281630035X?ref=foodconsumer.org)