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Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and blood cholesterol, according to a new review of clinical trials from Purdue University.
"During the last 20 years, there have been recommendations to eat less red meat as part of a healthier diet, but our research supports that red meat can be incorporated into a healthier diet," said Wayne Campbell, professor of nutrition science. "Red meat is a nutrient-rich food, not only as a source for protein but also bioavailable iron."
The recommendations to limit red meat from the diet come mainly from studies that relate peoples' eating habits to whether they have cardiovascular disease. While these studies suggest that red meat consumption is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, they are not designed to show that red meat is causing cardiovascular disease. So Campbell, doctoral student Lauren O'Connor, and postdoctoral researcher Jung Eun Kim, conducted a review and analysis of past clinical trials, which are able to detect cause and effect between eating habits and health risks. They screened hundreds of related research articles, focusing on studies that met specific criteria including the amount of red meat consumed, evaluation of cardiovascular disease risk factors and study design. An analysis of the 24 studies that met the criteria is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
Total red meat intake of >=0.5 servings/d does not negatively influence cardiovascular disease risk factors: a systemically searched meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. DOI: 10.3945/ajcn.116.142521
(Score: 2) by digitalaudiorock on Wednesday January 04 2017, @12:49AM
Holy fuck me anyway. The health impacts of anything have always been clouded by the fact there are WAY too many variables, for example exercise, genetics etc etc etc etc...exercise especially I'd say is a bigger factor than anything else. When the fuck has anyone said that "It's settled: red meat will kill you."? I'm not talking about the manner in which the media reports science, but the actual science itself (don't get me started with the whole "sitting down will kill you" BS that no study ever actually stated).
But yea, this story proves that science is totally corrupt and full shit and there's no such thing as climate change right? Are you really that big of a fucking asshole (don't answer...it's a rhetorical question...that one at least is settled).
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Azuma Hazuki on Wednesday January 04 2017, @04:34AM
Why yes, yes he is. This guy's got an axe to grind, and he grinds it so much I'm amazed it hasn't been reduced to a small knife by now.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...