Red Meat is Healthy – 03

This 2010 systematic review and meta-analysis published in the journal ‘Circulation’, concluded that consumption of processed meats, but NOT red meats, is associated with higher incidence of coronary heart disease and diabetes mellitus. They also pointed out that even though dietary guidelines in many countries recommend that consumption of red and processed meat should be moderated, this assertion is derived in large part from expected negative effects of saturated fat which are NOT well established, with considerably conflicting results in prior studies.
Study Reference:
Micha, Renata, Sarah K. Wallace, and Dariush Mozaffarian. "Red and processed meat consumption and risk of incident coronary heart disease, stroke, and diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis." Circulation 121, no. 21 (2010): 2271-2283.