Letter to the Editors: Balancing the risks and benefits of unprocessed and processed red meat consumption for both consumers and the environment

Meat Science

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 529-530

  Demeyer, Daniel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Balanced diets; Colorectal cancer; Cured ham; Cured meats; Dietary advice; Greenhouse gases; Health; Meat consumption; Meat curing; Meat production; Nitrite; Processed meats; Red meats

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; CATTLE; COLORECTAL TUMOR; DIET; FOOD HANDLING; HUMAN; LETTER; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DIET; FOOD HANDLING; HUMANS; MEAT; MEAT PRODUCTS; NUTRITIVE VALUE;

EID: 77955091757     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2010.04.006     Document Type: Letter

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