Processed Meat Raises Risk of Diabetes, Researchers Find
Researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine recently surveyed 2,000 Native Americans from Arizona, Oklahoma and North and South Dakota to look into potential reasons for their high risk of developing diabetes. Current statistics show that nearly half will have the condition by age 55. What they found was that those who ate processed meat in a can, generically known as “spam,” most often had a twofold increased risk of developing diabetes over those who ate little or none, according to a U.S. study. Spam is a common food on reservations because the government