From Jimmy Moore Deli Dilemma: Meat and Cheese Linked to Earlier Death: gma.yahoo/blogs/abc-blogs/deli-dilemma-meat-cheese-linked-earlier-death-204842650--abc-news-health.html I received this health headline from a ton of people yesterday and Im happy to address it. On face value, it would seem damning towards a low-carb or primal lifestyle because meat and cheese are staples of these nutritional approaches for so many of us. But there are some issues I have with this study published in yesterdays issue of the journal Cell Metabolism. First, this research was conducted by a vegan product company (a detail that was curiously not mentioned in the first version of this story--see the Editors note at the end). No bias there, eh? Dr. Valter D. Longo is trying to convince people in their 50s/60s that they are at a greater risk of dying (74% increased risk) if they dare eat animal-based proteins in meats and cheeses. Plus, your risk for dying of cancer increased four-fold. GASP! Whats his proposed solution? Eat (surprise, surprise!) plant-based proteins such as nuts and beans as a way to reverse the unhealthy trend. How convenient for this L-Nutra company that just so happens to offer up products that fit the bill? If they were so confident in what they theorized this study would find, then why didnt they have independent researchers with no ties to the vegan protein products conduct it? You have to ask these questions. Second, the quality and kind of protein choices are not distinguished from one another in the study. Of course, this story says the high-fat protein choices are inferior to fat-free ones like nonfat yogurt. But thats totally the opposite of whats true. You WANT the higher fat protein sources while the lower fat and nonfat ones tend to have more sugar and other such problems. Give me that ballpark hot dog every day of the week over the fat-less yogurt. Even better is full-fat grass-fed beef with a slice or two of raw cheddar cheese and thick sliced-bacon. Whos to say that the increased carbohydrate content of the low-fat protein sources these study participants ate wasnt the culprit in these health risks? Finally, the reporter Dr. Ross Charles concluded his coverage of this study by boldly stating moderation is key. A well-balanced diet that covers all the major food groups - and goes a little easier on the meat and cheese - may be best for a healthy future. Ummm, with all due respect Dr. Charles, there is no justification for any of this. A well-designed study would have distinguished high-fat protein sources from fat-free ones. That was not done. So the net reaction people should have to this is keep doing what is working for you. This kind of research is only meant to spread fear in people who dont understand how all this works. READ THE COMMENTS! Those people get whats going on.
Posted on: Thu, 06 Mar 2014 23:39:07 +0000
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