Paul Saladino· MD
You cite observational studies that are riddled with confounding variables unrelated to red meat itself to make a case that red meat is harmful.
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We can't find evidence that holds up here. Proponents are reasoning from mechanism or analogy rather than direct human data, and the most credible skeptics raise objections we can't dismiss.
You cite observational studies that are riddled with confounding variables unrelated to red meat itself to make a case that red meat is harmful.
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he criticized those observational studies as misleading because what are people eating with their meat generally speaking milkshakes french fries bread soda that's the heart attack on a plate not the meat
So many studies suggest that eating red meat is bad for the heart but these are almost always observational studies which means that red meat consumption is often in the background of the Standard American Diet (also high in refined carbohydrates and processed foods).