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There’s no one ‘best’ diet for promoting health

Several diets are linked to lower rates of chronic disease — but eating red and processed meats poses a higher risk.
Different types of meat in plastic boxes packaging tray.

A diet heavy on red and processed meats has been tied to a higher risk of cancer and other chronic illnesses. Credit: Getty

Sticking to any one of a variety of healthy diets is associated with a lower risk of developing chronic diseases, according to a long-term prospective study of health-care workers1.

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Nature 615, 564 (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-023-00752-4

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  1. Wang, P. et al. Nature Med. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-023-02235-5 (2023).

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