Many studies have tied red meat food to cancer and heart disease. But are the risks big enough to stop eating foods like lamb chops and hamburgers? A team of international researchers says probably not. Their findings, published as a series of papers Monday, go against established advice. A group of well-known U.S. scientists even took the unusual step of trying to stop publication until their criticisms were answered. The new work does not say that red meat and processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon are healthy. It also does not suggest that people should eat more of such foods. The new work examined past studies on red meat and health problems. The researchers involved generally support the finding that red meat is tied to cancer, heart disease and other serious health risks. But the researchers also say the evidence is weak. They say there could be other causes for the apparent link, including a person’s other food choices and lifestyle.
Title: How Risky Is Eating Red Meat?
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/red.wav' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='How Risky Is Eating Red Meat?' data-article-id='4184'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='6479'>Many studies have tied red meat food to cancer and heart disease.</span> <span data-start-time='6479' data-end-time='15333'>But are the risks big enough to stop eating foods like lamb chops and hamburgers?</span> <span data-start-time='15333' data-end-time='20354'>A team of international researchers says probably not.</span> <span data-start-time='20354' data-end-time='28896'>Their findings, published as a series of papers Monday, go against established advice.</span> <span data-start-time='28896' data-end-time='41604'>A group of well-known U.S. scientists even took the unusual step of trying to stop publication until their criticisms were answered.</span> <span data-start-time='41604' data-end-time='50896'>The new work does not say that red meat and processed meats such as hot dogs and bacon are healthy.</span> <span data-start-time='50896' data-end-time='56958'>It also does not suggest that people should eat more of such foods.</span> <span data-start-time='56958' data-end-time='63500'>The new work examined past studies on red meat and health problems.</span> <span data-start-time='63500' data-end-time='74938'>The researchers involved generally support the finding that red meat is tied to cancer, heart disease and other serious health risks.</span> <span data-start-time='74938' data-end-time='79792'>But the researchers also say the evidence is weak.</span> <span data-start-time='79792' data-end-time='89938'>They say there could be other causes for the apparent link, including a person’s other food choices and lifestyle.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/red.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=13761 data-hint-location='20354' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/what_does_established_mean.wav'>What does established mean?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='generally accepted'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/harsh_criticism.wav'><span>harsh criticism</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/generally_accepted.wav'><span>generally accepted</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/an_apparent_link.wav'><span>an apparent link</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/stop_publication.wav'><span>stop publication</span></div></div></div><div class='multiple_choice_question question-container' data-question-id=13762 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/what_has_red_meat_been_tied_to.wav'>What has red meat been tied to?</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='cancer and heart disease'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/hot_dogs_and_lamb_chops.wav'><span>hot dogs and lamb chops</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/bacon_and_hamburgers.wav'><span>bacon and hamburgers</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/cancer_and_heart_disease.wav'><span>cancer and heart disease</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/lifestyle_choices.wav'><span>lifestyle choices</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=13763 data-hint-location='74938' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/researchers_say_the_evidence_is__blank_.wav'>Researchers say the evidence is <span class='blank'>weak</span>.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='weak'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/inconclusive.wav'><span>inconclusive</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/important.wav'><span>important</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/serious.wav'><span>serious</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/3705/weak.wav'><span>weak</span></div></div></div><div class='question-buttons'><button class='skip-button'></button><button class='hint-button'></button><button 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