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Adverse effects: - very low meat intake associated decreased mortality [1] - 2 decades of adherence to very low meat diet associated with a 3-6 year increase in life expectancy - protective effect of very low meat diet attenuated after 80 years of age [1] - high animal protein diet associated with increased mortality - high plant protein intake associated with decreased mortality, especially when other lifestyle risk factors are favorable [2] - nitrate-cured meat products associated with mania in humans [3] Notes: - FDA has approved human food made from cultured animal cells [5] - cells obtained from livestock, poultry, seafood, or other animals may be used in the production of human food [5]

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red meat

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food

References

  1. Singh PN, Sabate J, Fraser GE. Does low meat consumption increase life expectancy in humans? Am J Clin Nutr. 2003 Sep;78(3 Suppl):526S-532S. PMID: 12936945
  2. Song M, Fung TT, Hu FB et al Association of Animal and Plant Protein Intake With All-Cause and Cause-Specific Mortality. JAMA Intern Med. Aug 1, 2016 PMID: 27479196
  3. Khambadkone SG, Cordner ZA, Dickerson F et al. Nitrated meat products are associated with mania in humans and altered behavior and brain gene expression in rats. Mol Psychiatry 2018 Jul 18 PMID: 30022042 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-018-0105-6
  4. Heterocyclic Amines in Cooked Meats http://cis.nci.nih.gov/fact/3_25.htm
  5. US Food & Drug Administration. 11/16/2022 Human Food Made with Cultured Animal Cells. https://www.fda.gov/food/food-ingredients-packaging/human-food-made-cultured-animal-cells