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"Pink slime" critics fight ammonia-treated meat

Pink Slime

"Pink slime" just went from a simmer to a boil. In less than a week earlier this month, the stomach-turning epithet for ammonia-treated ground beef filler suddenly became a potent rallying cry by activists fighting to ban the product from supermarket shelves and school lunch trays.

 

Red, processed meat linked to higher risk of type 2 diabetes

Eating processed meats and red meat regularly increases your risk of type 2 diabetes, a large new study shows.

 

Meat-heavy diet linked to early death

People who eat large amounts of red meat and processed meats face a greater risk of premature death from heart disease and cancer, National Cancer Institute research shows. The large study of 545,000 American men and women, ages 50 to...

 

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