Dutch dietary guidelines could dramatically cut chronic disease rates by 2050. Removing processed meat from diet was similarly predicted to reduce the risk of diabetes and colorectal cancer cases by 18.6 and 8.7% in women, respectively, as well as 24.5% and 10.4% in men.

[u/Wagamaga]

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/eclinm/article/PIIS2589-5370(25)00102-6/fulltext

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[u/unctuous_equine]

So what are the guidelines?

[u/Wagamaga]

Among both men and women, the lowest adherence to current Dutch food dietary guidelines was observed for legumes, nuts/seeds, processed meat, and tea, whereas the highest adherence was associated with red meat and whole grain intake

Based on these data, the researchers modelled how achieving complete adherence to current Dutch dietary guidelines would affect the future prevalence of NCDs in the Netherlands. Eliminating processed meats from the diet, for example, was associated with the most significant reduction in CHD, which was equivalent to a decrease of 18.5% and 23.8% of CHD cases in women and men, respectively.

Removing processed meat from diet was similarly predicted to reduce the risk of diabetes and colorectal cancer cases by 18.6 and 8.7% in women, respectively, as well as 24.5% and 10.4% in men.

Similar benefits were predicted with guideline-adherent fruit intake. For men and women, increased fruit consumption could reduce the risk of stroke by 19.1% in men and 17.7% in women. Lung cancer rates are also expected to decline if the representative population meets current fruit intake recommendations, with the researchers projecting a reduced risk of 8.2% and 7.2% in women and men, respectively.

https://www.news-medical.net/news/20250403/Dutch-dietary-guidelines-could-dramatically-cut-chronic-disease-rates-by-2050.aspx

[u/Kashgari20K]

Anything processed is bad for your health!

So eat fresh meat instead of processed ones.

The anti meat propaganda will Never work.

[u/hiraeth555 → u/Kashgari20K]

They encourage more fruit too- basically eat fruit, veg, and fresh meat

[u/Kashgari20K → u/hiraeth555]

Exactly, but every time they talk about the negative health effects of "processed " food, they always talk about processed meat, never about everything else that is also processed!

Now ofc not everything processed is bad. For example cutting up a piece of apple and canning it is technically processing it, but the way they word these articles indicates that ONLY processed meat is bad!

while everything else including processed fruits and chips and candy are ok to consume, which has the same additives like preservatives and colorants that are linked to cancer and neurological development issues in children.

[u/hiraeth555 → u/Kashgari20K]

I think processed meat also gets highlighted as it's a big source of calories for many- and the nitrates are pretty bad as well.

There's also the eco angle you hear a lot