Conversation with The Cancer Letter

The recommendations on red and processed meats have not changed much over three decades, because the fact is that red and processed meats are associated with increased health risks, said Nigel Brockton, vice president of research at the American Institute for Cancer Research.

Older guidelines on red and processed meat are not very transparent about the methodology that was used to search, select, and rate the quality of the evidence, said Christine Laine, editor in chief of the Annals of Internal Medicine.