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ACharcuterie board is one of the best things to appreciate a Friday night at home or serve a social gathering (remember them!). Appeared with an assortment of cold cuts and cheeses, it is the ultimate tasty propagation. As a bonus, you can concoct a charcoal card in a flashand still feel fantasy. However, a recent study can encourage you to reduce the frequency you are delivering in this beloved hors d'oeuvre.

A new search published inThe American Journal of Clinical Nutritionsuggests thatEat regularly treated meat can increase your risk of developing cardiovascular disease. This global study information collected from dietary regimes and health outcomes of more than 134,000 people from 21 countries spread over five continents. (In touch:The 7 healthiest foods to eat right now)

The researchers followed the participants for nearly a decade and found that the consumption of 150 grams or more treated meat each week (or a little over 5 ounces) waslinked to a higher risk of 46% of heart disease. It was too61% associated with increased risk of deathcompared to those who do not consume processed meat.

Transformed meats include charcuterie such as Pancetta, raw ham, sausage and Spanish chorizo. Bacon, dried beef meat, cold cuts, hot dogs and sausages are other examples.

It is interesting, a moderate weekly dose of unprocessed meat that have either has been kept by salting and smoking or contaminated with nitrates has had a neutral effect on health. Examples of unprocessed meat are beef, chicken and lamb and pork.

Participants were invited to register their eating habits by responding to food frequency questionnaires. Researchers also gathered data on major cardiovascular events, including heart attack and mortality.

"The proof of an association between meat consumption and cardiovascular disease is incompatible," Romaina Iqbal, the first author of the study and associate professor at AGA Khan University in Karachi, Pakistan, saidin a report.

"We, therefore, wanted to better understand the associations between unprocessed red meat consumption, poultry and meats processed with major cardiovascular disease events and mortality. »

In short, the study suggests that eating250 grams (About 9 ounces) of untreated meat every week are not harmful to overall health. But even eating as little as 5 ounces of meat processed on a weekly basis can considerably increase your risk of heart disease and death.

Researchers note that further studies are needed to better understand the relationship between meat consumption and health outcomes. However, limiting your processed meat consumption is now not a bad idea. Recently, aOther study revealed a link between meat and dementia cured eating.

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