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Does Red Meat Cause Type II Diabetes?


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Recently, a study made headlines linking red meat consumption to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes. It’s no secret that navigating the realm of nutrition has become a challenge for the general public. 


That’s why, on today’s Health Bites episode, we’re diving deep into the findings from this study, “Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of United States females and males,” published in The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. I unpack the study’s design flaws, inaccuracies, and where the researchers got it straight up wrong. 


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In this episode, I discuss (audio version / Apple Subscriber version):

  • What we can and cannot learn from observational research (3:42 / 1:56)
  • “Red meat intake and risk of type 2 diabetes in a prospective cohort study of United States females and males” study design and findings (9:01 / 7:15)
  • Issues with the study design and why it does not prove that red meat causes type 2 diabetes (20:01 / 16:23)
  • What have other studies found? (39:20 / 35:42)
  • The root cause of type 2 diabetes (44:02 / 40:24)
  • Strategies to address type 2 diabetes (44:29 / 40:51)


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