A recent U.S. study tracking 16,000 adults for nearly two decades has challenged the notion that consuming meat and other animal proteins leads to lifestyle illnesses and certain cancers. The research found no significant adverse link between animal protein intake and increased mortality risk in healthy individuals.

• The study observed a small but significant protective effect of animal protein on cancer mortality.
• The research utilized data from the Third National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES III), conducted between 1988 and 1994.
• Scientists employed Markov Chain Monte Carlo modelling to reliably estimate long-term dietary habits.