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Lunch meat

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For other uses, seeLunch Meat (film),Lunch Meat (song),andCold Meat (film).
"Cold cut" redirects here. For the English DJ duo, seeColdcut.For other uses, seeCold Cuts (disambiguation).
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Not to be confused withcorned beeforbully beef.
Lunch meat
A platter of cold cuts
Alternative namesCold cuts, luncheon meats, sandwich meats, cooked meats, sliced meats, cold meats, deli meats

Lunch meats—also known ascold cuts,luncheon meats,cooked meats,sliced meats,cold meats,sandwich meats,delicatessens,anddeli meats—are precooked orcuredmeats that are sliced and served cold or hot. They are typically served insandwichesor on atray.[1]They can be purchased pre-sliced, usually invacuum packs,or they can be sliced to order.

Types

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Health

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Most pre-sliced lunch meats are higher infat,nitrates,andsodiumthan those that are sliced to order, as a larger exposed surface requires stronger preservatives.[1]As a result, processed meats may significantly contribute to incidence ofheart diseaseanddiabetes,even more so thanred meat.[2]

A prospective study following 448,568 people across Europe, showed a positive association between processedmeat consumptionand mortality caused by cardiovascular disease and cancer.[3]Similarly, a prospective study in the US following half a million people flagged a similar association between death and increased processed meat consumption.[4]The World Cancer Research Fund International guidelines oncancer preventionrecommend avoiding allprocessed meats.[5]

Safety

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Deli lunch meat is occasionally infected byListeria.In 2011, the USCenters for Disease Control and Prevention(US CDC) advises that those over age 50 reheat lunch meats to "steaming hot" 165 °F (74 °C) and use them within four days.[6]In 2021, the US CDC reported another wave ofListeriaoutbreak. The final investigation notice from 2023 advises that "people who are pregnant, aged 65 or older, or have a weakened immune system" reheat deli products to the aforementioned temperature in order to "kill any germs", even when there is no outgoing outbreak.[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^abPhil Lempert (27 December 2006)."The 5 things you need to know about deli meats".Today Food.NBC News. Archived fromthe originalon 7 April 2014.Retrieved17 March2013.
  2. ^Micha, Renata; Michas, Georgios; Mozaffarian, Dariush (2012-12-01)."Unprocessed red and processed meats and risk of coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes--an updated review of the evidence".Current Atherosclerosis Reports.14(6): 515–524.doi:10.1007/s11883-012-0282-8.ISSN1534-6242.PMC3483430.PMID23001745.
  3. ^Rohrmann, Sabine; Overvad, Kim; Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Bas; Jakobsen, Marianne U.; Egeberg, Rikke; Tjønneland, Anne; Nailler, Laura; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise (2013-01-01)."Meat consumption and mortality--results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition".BMC Medicine.11:63.doi:10.1186/1741-7015-11-63.ISSN1741-7015.PMC3599112.PMID23497300.
  4. ^Sinha, Rashmi; Cross, Amanda J.; Graubard, Barry I.; Leitzmann, Michael F.; Schatzkin, Arthur (2009-03-23)."Meat intake and mortality: a prospective study of over half a million people".Archives of Internal Medicine.169(6): 562–571.doi:10.1001/archinternmed.2009.6.ISSN1538-3679.PMC2803089.PMID19307518.
  5. ^"Animal foods | World Cancer Research Fund International".wcrf.org.Archived fromthe originalon 2015-12-22.Retrieved2015-12-17.
  6. ^Weise, Elizabeth (2011-05-04)."CDC: Over 50? Heat cold cuts to 165 degrees to avoid listeria".Usatoday.USA Today.Retrieved2022-04-13.
  7. ^"CDC: Listeria Outbreak Linked to Deli Meat and Cheese".Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.29 March 2023.
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