White meat consumption and risk of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objectives: The aim was to systematically review the associations among white meat consumption, cardiovas- cular diseases (CVD), and type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods: Databases MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Scopus were searched (15th October 2021) for randomized intervention trials (RCTs, ≥ 4 weeks of duration) and pro- spective cohort studies (≥12 month of follow-up) assessing the consumption of white meat as the intervention/ exposure. Eligible...