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# Red Meat Increases Diabetes Risk
- URL: https://www.foodconsumer.org/red_meat_diabetes_0622130816/
- Published: 2013-06-22T21:15:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T13:56:57.000Z
- Description: Across 149,143 participants in three Harvard cohorts, raising red meat intake by more than half a serving a day was linked to a 48% higher risk of type 2 diabetes, while cutting back was tied to weight loss and lower risk.
- Author: Food Consumer
- Tags: Food, Nutrition, #vivvo-import

People who increase their red meat intake gain weight and increase their risk for diabetes, according to a new study published by the American Medical Association. Researchers analyzed the data of 149,143 participants from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study, the Nurses’ Health Study, and the Nurses’ Health Study II and found that an increase of more than half of a serving of red meat per day increased the risk for type 2 diabetes by 48 percent. Decreasing red meat intake resulted in weight loss and a decreased risk for diabetes.

Pan A, Sun Q, Berstein AM, Manson JE, Willett WC, Hu FB. Changes in red meat consumption and subsequent risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus. *JAMA Intern Med*. Published ahead of print June 17, 2013.  

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