Posted on 08/27/2024 8:16:54 AM PDT by one guy in new jersey
People who eat just two servings of red meat per week may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to people who eat fewer servings, and the risk increases with greater consumption, according to a new study led by researchers from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. They also found that replacing red meat with healthy plant-based protein sources, such as nuts and legumes, or modest amounts of dairy foods, was associated with reduced risk of type 2 diabetes.
The study was published on Thursday, October 19, in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
“Our findings strongly support dietary guidelines that recommend limiting the consumption of red meat, and this applies to both processed and unprocessed red meat,” said first author Xiao Gu, postdoctoral research fellow in the Department of Nutrition.
While previous studies have found a link between red meat consumption and type 2 diabetes risk, this study, which analyzed a large number of type 2 diabetes cases among participants being followed for an extended period of years, adds a greater level of certainty about the association.
Type 2 diabetes rates are increasing rapidly in the U.S. and worldwide. This is concerning not only because the disease is a serious burden, but it also is a major risk factor for cardiovascular and kidney disease, cancer, and dementia.
For this study, the researchers analyzed health data from 216,695 participants from the Nurses’ Health Study (NHS), NHS II, and Health Professionals Follow-up Study (HPFS). Diet was assessed with food frequency questionnaires every two to four years, for up to 36 years. During this time, more than 22,000 participants developed type 2 diabetes.
The researchers found that consumption of red meat, including processed and unprocessed red meat, was strongly associated with increased risk of type 2 diabetes. Participants who ate the most red meat had a 62% higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared to those who ate the least. Every additional daily serving of processed red meat was associated with a 46% greater risk of developing type 2 diabetes and every additional daily serving of unprocessed red meat was associated with a 24% greater risk.
The researchers also estimated the potential effects of substituting one daily serving of red meat for another protein source. They found that substituting a serving of nuts and legumes was associated with a 30% lower risk of type 2 diabetes, and substituting a serving of dairy products was associated with a 22% lower risk.
“Given our findings and previous work by others, a limit of about one serving per week of red meat would be reasonable for people wishing to optimize their health and wellbeing,” said senior author Walter Willett, professor of epidemiology and nutrition.
In addition to health benefits, swapping red meat for healthy plant protein sources would help reduce greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, and provide other environmental benefits, according to the researchers.
Other Harvard Chan School authors included Frank Sacks and Frank Hu.
The NHS, NHS II, and HPFS are supported by the National Institute of Health (grants UM1 CA186107, U01 CA176726, and U01 CA167552).
“Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of US females and males,” Xiao Gu, Jean-Philippe Drouin-Chartier, Frank M. Sacks, Frank B. Hu, Bernard Rosner, Walter C. Willett, The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, October 19, 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2023.08.021
Yes I’m sure steak is a lot worse than soda pop. 😏
Great info, thx P.
Propaganda.
It’s BS.
Diabetes probably has more to do with the dessert that often follows the steak dinner.
Yep.
It is.
And yes, it probably does.
For 100’s of years before there was processed foods, there was no metabolic disease epidemic. People ate meat, eggs, bacon and vegetables. The most processed thing they had was flour and sugar. Things they made with those ingredients were made by hand with other simple ingredients.
But, as this study “confirms”, in the nearly 75 years since processed foods came along and chronic metabolic disease began, it is the red meat, eggs and bacon people were eating all along causing it.
There are nearly 10X more nitrates in spinach than there is in bacon.
The food pyramid is the most visible sign there is of the corruption in the American food industry. Just like everything government upside down and bass ackwards.
Everything in moderation, switch around from beef to pork, chicken, fish, seafood and legumes. Variety keeps you healthy and mentally balanced.
So, Type 2 diabetes is caused by elevated blood sugar. But red meat does not raise one’s blood sugar. So, naturally, we need to stop to eat red meat that does not raise blood sugar to not cause type 2 diabetes. Oh, and think of the plant, of course.
Geez, our institutions have gone insane.
So, now that I can no longer AFFORD Red Meat, does that mean that I’ll be cured of D2?
Mmm....bacon....😋
The government is hell bent on getting us to quit eating beef.
Maybe just start by spending as little as possible on “interior aisle” supermarket products, and then eat as much red meat as you can afford.
Yes that seems about right.
I’d say so.
You can design a *study* to “prove” anything you want.
coo-coo for cocoa puffs
You are making an assumption.
Lettuce, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Veggies (fresh not frozen), and other fresh food are usually not in the “interior aisles”.
For another example, the jihad against human use of the wonder drug ivermectin is right about now getting a big ol’ second wind.
Prominent doctors losing not necessarily their basic licenses to practice but rather their essential board certifications. All because they continue to prescribe ivermectin to people and speak out against said jihad.
When over half of one’s income goes to the rent and utilities, it becomes difficult to buget the rest.
Just sayin.
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