Sugar molecule links red meat consumption and elevated cancer risk in mice

Tuesday, December 30, 2014 - 01:00 in Health & Medicine

While people who eat a lot of red meat are known to be at higher risk for certain cancers, other carnivores are not, prompting researchers to investigate the possible tumor-forming role of a sugar called Neu5Gc, which is naturally found in most mammals but not in humans.

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