One way to be sure you are getting brain food from your red meat, is to dine sumptuously on some juicy calf brains. (According to Wikipedia, calf's brains, or cervelle de veau, is a traditional delicacy in Europe and Morocco.)
Posted on 08/23/2025 8:37:19 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
Red meat has long been associated with cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death globally. But new research offers a new perspective.
According to Samitinjaya Dhakal, including red meat in high-quality diets improves adequacy of nutrients related to mental health and was associated with favorable shifts in gut microbial diversity.
"What was really compelling was the significant nutritional benefit we saw in healthy eaters who consumed red meat," Dhakal said. "This suggests the public health message shouldn't be about complete elimination, but rather about building a high-quality diet into which lean red meat can fit."
Dhakal and his research team utilized data from the American Gut Project, the largest open-source microbiome initiative to date.
From the database, 4,915 adults were categorized into four different groups based on their diets and red meat consumption. The U.S.D.A.'s Healthy Eating Index, which measures diets based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, was used to score each individual's diets based on a 0–100 scale.
The four categories were high healthy eating index (greater than 80) with red meat consumption; high healthy eating index without red meat consumption; low healthy eating index with red meat consumption; and low healthy eating index without red meat consumption.
"What we saw is that people following a high-quality diet maintained a healthy weight, regardless of whether they ate red meat or not," Dhakal said. "But within that healthy context, the red meat consumers showed a benefit not just in protein intake, but importantly, in meeting their needs for brain health-critical nutrients like zinc, selenium, vitamin B12 and choline."
Higher healthy eating index scores, regardless of red meat consumption, showed lower odds of depression, PTSD and bipolar disorder. Strong gut microbial diversity was linked with high healthy indexes and red meat consumption.
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Remember, poop bacteria diversity is our strength.
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It sure helps my mental health. We had bison the other night from a local meat market. I love me some Tatanka.
A blow to vegetarians
I'm 80....My doc caught the low b12...cuz I stopped eating meat...my b12 is back to a normal and I feel soooo much better by putting meat back into my life.
Low meat diets are fake science.
Before cultivation (farming) we ate meat, fish, fowl, woodland berries and nuts and some tuber plants. We were hunter gatherers. The human body was adapted for this diet. With the advent of farming population exploded swiftly due to abundance of food that was mostly carbohydrates. Our bodies were not designed for this diet.
Oddly the carbs gave us large populations and civilizations of great grandeur though they were not the best of food.
I’ve long heard that there’s a positive correlation between maternal meat consumption during pregnancy and childhood IQ. Meat is good for your brain.
Gut biome is enigmatic. In the upper GI tract the bacteria are almost exclusively aerobic (oxygen friendly). But in the lower GI tract the bacteria are anaerobic (live in the absence of oxygen).
But wait, there’s more. The lower GI bacteria are essential for gut health and digestion. But outside of the lower GI they are pathogenic. Anywhere else in the body they will make you sick.
I always feel happy after a rare ribeye.
“”This suggests the public health message shouldn’t be about complete elimination, but rather about building a high-quality diet into which LEAN red meat can fit.””
They’re getting closer, but they still cannot bring themselves to admit the TRUTH about fat.
Then why did they give us large populations?
Which is why big pharma is advocating for meatless. To keep people needing their meds because of poor health.
I agree...I cut back on meat...and voila....b12 deficiency for the first time...Doc put me on supplements to get it back to normal...and I have revived my love for meat.
Yoohoo. Throw that steak on the grill.
what is a high quality diet? Un-processed foods? No sugars? Organic fruits and veggies? In short, the food choices that are on the outer walls of a grocery store?
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