title: Meat intake and risk of inflammatory bowel disease: A meta-analysis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This meta-analysis is designed to determine the association between meat consumption and the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.
  
  
  METHODS
  Search relevant literature published in PubMed, Cochrane before July 2015 without restrictions. Studies were included if relative ratios and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals of the risk of inflammatory bowel disease were reported with respect to meat consumption.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine studies were included in this meta-analysis. Relative to those who did not or seldom eat meat, meat consumers had a significantly greater risk of inflammatory bowel disease (pooled relative ratio: 1.50, 95% confidence interval: 1.15-1.95). The funnel plot revealed no evidence for publication bias.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Meat consumption may increase the risk of inflammatory bowel disease. Additional large prospective studies are warranted to verify this association.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China; These authors contributed to this work equally. 15168866758@163.com.
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ge
authors.forename: Tian Jie
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jun Shan
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao Hua
authors.initials: XH
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing Yan
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chong Mei
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D015331:Cohort Studies; D004032:Diet / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008460:Meat / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors