That 2014 study followed more than one million people over 5.5 to 28 years and considered the association of processed
meat (such as bacon, sausage, salami, hot dogs and ham), as well as
unprocessed red
meat (including uncured, unsalted beef, pork, lamb or
game).
Keep in mind that most previous studies had never separated processed
meat (such as hot dogs, bologna, lunch
meats with chemical additives, etc) vs
unprocessed meats (such as a healthy grass - fed steak, pasture - raised pork tenderloin, grass - fed burger, wild
game meats, etc) in investigating the relationship between
meat eating and heart disease.