Plant based diet propaganda
Executive summary * At a recent conference, Dr David Unwin came across a leaflet published by an organisation called “Plant
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Red Meat
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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“White meat as bad as red meat for cholesterol”
Introduction I spotted this week’s story on twitter. A couple of plant-diet advocates were tweeting that white meat is as
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The EAT Lancet diet is nutritionally deficient
A report was published in The Lancet on 17th January 2019. The report was commissioned by The Lancet. The report
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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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Red meat & Cancer
It is estimated that 1 in 2 people in the UK will develop cancer in their lifetime (Ref 1). US
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Saturated fat
Here’s a slide that I present during some presentations e.g. here 10 mins in. It makes a few points: 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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A red meat meta-analysis
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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