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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Ahmed Elbediwy and Nadine Wehida

A new study suggests meat could protect against cancer deaths. Is that true?

For years, health authorities have warned against red meat consumption, with the World Health Organization’s cancer research arm classifying it as “probably carcinogenic to humans”.

But a controversial new study challenges that position, suggesting that animal protein might protect against cancer deaths rather than cause them.

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