Paul Saladino· MD
on page 169 i talk about an observational study showing that telomere length was directly correlated with meat consumption
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The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
on page 169 i talk about an observational study showing that telomere length was directly correlated with meat consumption
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all right so processed meat but not unprocessed red meat is inversely associated with leukocyte temere length in the strong heart family study again this is more observational epidemiology with its attendant limitations but the non-processed meat was not associated with shorter telomere length suggesting meat doesn't shorten your telomeres