2/n Red and processed meat intakes and cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes mellitus: An umbrella systematic review and assessment of causal relations using Bradford Hill’s criteria
SARS-CoV-2-induced anorexia triggers systemic metabolic alterations. In a study published in Nature, Karagiannis et al. show that the ketone body β-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) improves COVID-19 disease outcomes.
@IainCampbellPhD 6/n
Cooking methods are associated with inflammatory factors, renal function, and other hormones and nutritional biomarkers in older adults
Frying = unhealthier, increases inflammation - 25% increase in hs-CRP!
"Debunking the #vegan myth: The case for a plant-forward omnivorous whole-foods diet"
8/n
Meat, myself and I: The role of multiple identities in meat consumption
Some social science that tries to figure out the difference between meat producers and consumers, while throwing it under the bus as unhealthy and unsustainable.
10/n Longitudinal associations of fast foods, red and processed meat, alcohol, and sugar-sweetened drinks with quality of life and symptoms in colorectal cancer survivors up to 24 months post-treatment
Processed Foods and sugar linked to worse symptoms
11/n - Environmental and climate impact perceptions in university students: Sustainability motivations and perceptions correspond with lower red meat intake
#Dietitians are notable for being taught that red meat is near lethal - here they go again!
14/n - Interactive effects of the low‐carbohydrate diet score and genetic risk score on Hypo‐HDL‐cholesterolemia among Korean adults: A cross‐sectional analysis from the Ansan and Ansung Study of the Korean Genome and #Epidemiology Study
15/n - Identifying functional and regional differences in chimpanzee stone tool technology
A little different, but remember our closest ape cousins also use stone tools. This study may represent ideas of how humans first became carnivores thru percussion
21/n - Cardiovascular disease in India: A 360 degree overview
An older post from 2020 reminds us that #India is struggling with cardiovascular disease and Type 2 Diabetes while westerners promote it an example of a healthy vegetarian diet!
22/n - The association between meat consumption and muscle strength index in young adults: the mediating role of total protein intake and lean mass percentage
Meat consumption, by providing more #protein, increases muscle strength. @mackinprof
1/n - I am constantly on the hunt for fresh science to add to my @zotero as well as Meatrition.com's databases.
This weekend I received a powerpoint from @LDLSkeptic that had a source I didn't know of - a book from 1892 that talked about cutting out carbs for obesity.
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Dr Diamond had a great slide and I realized I was missing this source in my All History Database on my website.
Most of these books are available for free on archive sites. Just google the title!
1/n A fascinating article came out this summer that argues for a plant-forward omni diet, and it contains a very inflammatory headline:
"Debunking the #vegan myth: The case for a plant-forward omnivorous whole-foods diet"
Note author Loren Cordain, a paleo proponent
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The abstract:
"Veganism is without evolutionary precedent in Homo sapiens species. Strict adherence to a #vegan diet causes predictable deficiencies in nutrients including vitamins B12, B2, D, niacin, iron, iodine, zinc, high-quality proteins, omega-3, and calcium."
3/n
Let's review the images quickly because they show some of these dangers.
Fig. 1. Hazard ratios for all-cause mortality as calculated by Cox proportional hazards multi-variable regression analysis16. P = 0.082.
All cause mortality for #vegans and vegetarians is higher!