Consumption of Red Meat Is Negatively Associated with Cognitive Function: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of UK Biobank

In the largest study of its type, we tested for associations between red meat consumption and cognitive function using data from half a million participants enrolled into the UK Biobank cohort study. Baseline data was obtained from the UK Biobank cohort, comprising half a million participants aged 37–73 years recruited between 2006 and 2010. The intake of red meat (frequency per week) was obtained using a self-reported food frequency...