Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
Review
. 2001 Feb;59(2):37-47.
doi: 10.1111/j.1753-4887.2001.tb06974.x.

Meat consumption and colorectal cancer: a review of epidemiologic evidence

T Norat  1 , E Riboli
Affiliations
Review

Meat consumption and colorectal cancer: a review of epidemiologic evidence

T Norat et al. Nutr Rev. 2001 Feb.

Abstract

This article reviews the epidemiologic evidence on colorectal cancer risk and meat consumption from 32 case-control and 13 cohort studies published in English from 1970 to 1999 and retrieved from the Medline database. The results support the hypothesis that meat consumption is associated with a modest increase in colorectal cancer risk. This association, however, seems to have been more consistently found for red meat and processed meat. The studies on cooking methods and meat "doneness" are not consistent and the evidence is not conclusive.

PubMed Disclaimer

Comment in