Can Red Meat Have a Place in a Healthy Diet?

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Joseph Ngongo of NJ 10:36AM September 27, 2009

When I come to the U.S., I was really surprised that red meat has such a bad reputation. In Korea where I was born, people have pork and beef as much as chicken. However, I totally agree that it is a matter of how much we consume. I learned it from my skinnycoach. (www.skinnycoach.com) I follow her meal plan, but I can have red meat in a certain amount. I never hungry, but I feel light and healthy. I become really healthy and light as well. If you are interested in, check out www.elementalyou.com

h4725 of CA 3:46PM August 13, 2009

I think after one year we will see a new article about dangerous vegetatian diet. Evolution of human origin was with eating of red meat.

sergey 1:54PM August 08, 2009

As a registered dietitian and the daughter of a beef producer I know that many things contribute to health including diet, genetics, maintaining a healthy body weight, and lifestyle choices (e.g., smoking, alcohol consumption). I also know that no study has ever proven that any single food causes cancer. What I recommend to my clients as the best way to reduce the risk of chronic diseases, including cancer, is to eat a balanced diet, exercise and maintain a healthy weight. Beef, when included in a diet of fruits and vegetables, low and non-fat dairy products, and whole grains, provides essential nutrients like zinc, iron and protein needed for a healthy lifestyle. I agree with the author of the article that moderation is the key.

Karen Meyers, MS, RD, LD of OK 5:11PM August 06, 2009

Wow, equivocate about the evidence that red meat consumption is strongly associated with the development of cardiovascular disease and cognitive decline, then reassure people that a "reasonable" amount is really ok! This in the era of "evidence based" care? I have to wonder about the author's ties to the beef industry.

Katherine Hobson: No beef industry or any other industry ties; I'm paid by USNWR and that's it. I didn't equivocate about the association; I simply said--as did the experts I spoke to--that association does not prove causation, listed the proposed mechanisms, and ended with the fairly non-controversial idea that within a balanced diet, a modest amount of red meat is not going to kill you.

Eric Jacobson of MA 6:04PM August 05, 2009

"associating red meat consumption with disease don't actually prove cause and effect."
"many hypothesized mechanisms"
"has been associated with some forms"
"It could be"
"may be"
"simply don't know"
What "most nutritionists recommend" is usually based on this kind of evidence. It would, in fact, be difficult to do the study on cancer but studies have been done on weight, lipid profile and diabetes and replacing carbohydrate with protein is highly beneficial. During the epidemic of obesity and diabetes, protein intake has been stable while carbohydrate intake has increased greatly. And is too much Iron really as important for diabetes as too much carbohydrate?
Richard Feinman, Professor of Biochemistry
SUNY Downstate Medical Center.

Richard Feinman of NY 1:51PM August 05, 2009