Delighted that #GlobalBurdenOfDisease's Dr. Murray has responded to the criticism expressed in our letter in @TheLancet (🧾👉thelancet.com/journals/lance…), thereby confirming that the 36x higher estimate of deaths due to red meat consumption is NOT reliable.
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His response to our letter can be read here 🧾👉: …s-jbs-prod-cdn.jbs.elsevierhealth.com/pb-assets/Lanc…
& states/confirms the following:
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& states/confirms the following:
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1- a “clear protective relationship between red meat intake and haemorrhagic stroke”
2- “strength of evidence for a relationship between red meat & various outcomes, incl. IHD, is weak”
3- “estimates of attributable deaths for red meat will be reduced in future GBD analyses”
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2- “strength of evidence for a relationship between red meat & various outcomes, incl. IHD, is weak”
3- “estimates of attributable deaths for red meat will be reduced in future GBD analyses”
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Given this confirmation of errors in GBD2019 related to🥩 & given the impact of GBD publications on dietary policy worldwide, it's in the public interest for Dr.Murray & @TheLancet to jointly #RETRACT the GBD2019 Risk Factor’s paper
If you agree with these concerns, please RT
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If you agree with these concerns, please RT
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