If you like to eat hamburgers, steak and other red meat, you might be at increased risk for rheumatoid arthritis, claims a British study in the December issue of Arthritis & Rheumatism.The University of Manchester study included 88 people newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in at least two major joints and 176 control subjects without RA. The study found that people who eat a lot of red meat have twice the risk for RA and that people who eat lots of red meat and other meat products had similar high risk levels.High levels of protein intake from all dietary sources were also associated with increased risk for RA. However, higher levels of dietary fats, including saturated fat, didn’t appear to affect risk.
