For example, avid meat eaters most often face diabetes, heart disease and pneumonia, writes Technology Networks. This isn’t just about red meat – a daily increase in the diet of 30 grams of chicken increases the risk of diabetes by 14%.

At the same time, scientists note one important point. The lower the body mass index (BMI) of a person, the lower the risk of facing one of the problems described above. Thus, eating meat can be made safer by following a healthy lifestyle and avoiding obesity.