The definition of red meat
Introduction I try to mix up the topics for the Monday note – it’s good to do a conference round-up
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Red Meat
Red meat and bowel cancer
Introduction I started getting emails early on the morning of April 17th. People were sending me this story from the
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Red meat: the evidence
In last week’s newsletter, I said that I would be covering a couple of stories that emanated from the European
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High protein diets and heart failure
This topic was started as an “In the news” thread in the club (http://www.theharcombedietclub.com/forum/showthread.php?28766-Lean-Meat-and-Heart-Failure). It made quite a few headlines
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Red meat & Cancer
Back in October 2015 a press release was issued by the IARC (International Agency for Research on Cancer) (Ref 1).
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Red meat: Human and planet health
There was a fresh three-pronged attack on red meat last week – this time in the BMJ. First, there was
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10 foods account for half of heart & diabetes deaths?
It seems that the number 10 is the new nice round number. Not 5-a-day, but 10-a-day last week. This week
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Diverticulitis and Red Meat
Diverticulitis is a digestive condition. The lining of the large intestine (colon) has sacs (called diverticula), which can get infected
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Was red meat found not-guilty?
On 28th November 2016, this article, “In Defence of Red Meat”, suggested that you should: “Ask for a meta-analysis of
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In defence of red meat
I’ve had a fun week. I was approached by an organisation called the Sustainable Food Trust to ask if I
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Eat lentils, over meat, to live longer (say Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health). Really?
On 2 August 2016 global headlines reported “Eat More Plant Proteins To Live Longer, Study Suggests” and “Why a vegan
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