Eating too much red meat ‘can age the body’, researchers claim

Scientists an increase in levels of serum phosphate in the body caused by red meat consumption increases your 'miles on the clock', or biological age

Eating too much red meat and not enough fruit and vegetables could increase the body's "biological age" and contribute to health problems, according to researchers.

Scientists found that a moderate increase in levels of serum phosphate in the body caused by red meat consumption, combined with a poor overall diet, increases your biological age - your "miles on the clock" - in contrast to your chronological or actual age.