Diet Stories

How we got red meat wrong

Historical, wide-lens perspective of meat eating in America - from no scientific data / records on the high amounts consumed before 1900 to how the "high" meat consumption information shared is leading as chicken is lumped into this data and has been what has truly risen the past few decades; red meat consumption today is far less than what forefathers in U.S. consumed.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2014/06/how-americans-used-to-eat/371895/

After years of study, high cholesterol foods - red meat, eggs, butter - are found to play a very small role in raising cholesterol

Quotes dietitian from Baton Rouge hospital on how focus on low-fat diets has seen cholesterol and other health conditions rise. Includes her insight on body's production of cholesterol, and how eating animal fats helps prevent overeating and offers good nutrition.
http://theadvocate.com/features/people/9173310-123/after-years-of-study-high