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Almost everyone thinks this, but I don’t. I have come to believe that a person’s risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke, and high blood pressure will all be re

Almost everyone thinks this, but I don’t. I have come to believe that a person’s risk for heart disease, cancer, stroke, and high blood pressure will all be reduced by switching to a 100% red meat diet. If anyone actually cares, they can read The Big Fat Surprise by Nina Teicholz to learn about nutrition science.

spicymaki 4y ago
There is a good reason why everyone thinks that. The evidence is overwhelming that consuming meat increases your chances of heart disease and stroke[1]. Nina Teicholz does not have any medical or nutrition science training or credentials[2]. Even if she did she would need to amass an extreme amount of evidence over long periods of time. Red meat is considered carcinogenic.[3][4] Red meat is directly associated with high blood pressure[5] Low fiber diets e.g. 100% red meat is associated with constipation, irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), diverticulitis, heart disease and some cancers (including bowel)[6]. [1] https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/eating-red-meat-daily-triples-heart-disease-related-chemical https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/eating-... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Teicholz https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nina_Teicholz [3] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2121650/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2121650/ [4] https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021/red-meat-colorectal-cancer-genetic-signature https://www.cancer.gov/news-events/cancer-currents-blog/2021... [5] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658466/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2658466/ [6] https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/fibre-in-food https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/fib...