[19h]

Correlation does not equal causation. Diets high in red meat and fat have been the norm for most of human history, yet diabetes has only become an epidemic in recent decades. The real culprits are the processed foods and sedentary lifestyles of modern life, not traditional diets.

[morsch]

Red meat consumption in the US may be down compared to the 70s, but I'm pretty sure it's up compared to the human average 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000 and 50000 years ago.

Overall meat consumption (per capita per year) in the US has increased continuously and quite significantly from around 90kg in 1960 to around 120kg in 2000 and stable since then.

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/datablog/2009/sep/02...

[rcme]

But they specifically called out processed meats, not just red meat.