Table 1.

Excess risk of CRC associated with the intake of fresh red meat and of processed meat in three dose-response meta-analyses of analytical studies

First Author, Year, Ref. of Meta-Analysis	Number & Type of Studies	Publication Year of Studies	Fresh red Meat RR	Processed Meat RR	Meat portion (g/d)	Excess Risk per 100 g	Ratio of RR/g Processed/Fresh Red meat
Larsson 2006 (6)	18 cohorts	1966–2006	1.22	1.09	120 30	+0.18 +0.30	1.64
Norat 2002 (5)	18 case-contr. + 6 cohorts	1973–1999	1.24	1.36	120 30	+0.20 +1.20	6.00
Sandhu 2001 (4)	13 cohorts	1980–1999	1.17	1.49	100 25	+0.17 +1.96	11.53