Processed red meats—like bacon, deli meats, and hot dogs—are linked to a host of health ills. Now, the latest study finds that eating too much red meat may even harm the brain. In a study published in the journal Neurology, Dr. Daniel Wang, an assistant professor of medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and his team report that people who eat more processed red meat had a 14% higher risk of developing dementia over more than four decades that those who consumed minimal amounts. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] The study analyzed data from more than 130,000 health professionals enrolled in two major studies: the Nurses’ Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study.