'This study does not tell us anything about what causes type 2 diabetes' - Dietician responds to claims on links between red meat and diabetes

Dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton said it was an ‘observational study’ which made it ‘impossible’ to single out one dietary factor as a cause of type 2 diabetes

Alex Black
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'This study does not tell us anything about what causes type 2 diabetes' - Dietician responds to claims on links between red meat and diabetes

Dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton has hit back at reports that consumption of processed meat and unprocessed red meat is associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes, following reports in the national media....

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