Key TJ, et al. - In the pan-European EPIC cohort (n=409,885), researchers assessed the risk for ischemic heart disease (IHD) in relation to consumption of meat, fish, dairy products, and eggs. This prospective study included men and women from nine European countries who were followed up for a mean duration of 12.6 years. Findings revealed a positive association of IHD risk with the intake of red and processed meat. An inverse association of IHD risk with consumption of yogurt, cheese, and eggs was evident. The investigators, however, noted that reverse causation bias may impact the links with yogurt and eggs. It was unclear whether the associations with red and processed meat and cheese were reflective of causality. However, they were consistent with the associations of these foods with plasma non-HDL cholesterol, and for red and processed meat with systolic blood pressure, which could mediate such effects.