Summary of select findings of the NutriRECS systematic reviews
| Outcome | Unprocessed red meat (reduction of three servings/week) | Processed meat (reduction of three servings/week) | Dietary patterns (lower vs higher in red meat) | |||
| Risk difference | Certainty of evidence | Risk difference | Certainty of evidence | Risk difference | Certainty of evidence | |
| Cardiovascular mortality | 4 fewer per 1000 persons (from 5 fewer to 4 fewer) over 10.8 years | ⨁〇〇〇 VERY LOW | 4 fewer per 1000 persons (from 7 fewer to 1 fewer) over 10.8 years | ⨁〇〇〇 VERY LOW | 6 fewer per 1000 persons (from 9 fewer to 2 fewer) over 10.8 years | ⨁〇〇〇 VERY LOW |
| Type 2 diabetes | 6 fewer per 1000 persons (from 7 fewer to 4 fewer) over 10.8 years | ⨁⨁〇〇 LOW | 12 fewer per 1000 persons (from 16 fewer to 9 fewer) over 10.8 years | ⨁〇〇〇 VERY LOW | 14 fewer per 1000 persons (from 18 fewer to 8 fewer) over 10.8 years | ⨁〇〇〇 VERY LOW |
| Overall cancer mortality | 7 fewer per 1000 persons (from 9 fewer to 6 fewer) over lifetime | ⨁⨁〇〇 LOW | 8 fewer per 1000 persons (from 12 fewer to 6 fewer) over lifetime | ⨁⨁〇〇 LOW | 12 fewer per 1000 persons (from 18 fewer to 4 fewer) over lifetime | ⨁〇〇〇 VERY LOW |