"Meat is indeed packed with protein, but it comes with some well-established health drawbacks.

'Saturated fat we’ve known about for decades,' said Dr. Sarah C. Hull, a cardiologist at Yale Medicine. It’s common in red meat and contributes to increasing LDL cholesterol levels, hardening the blood vessels and, in turn, raising the risk of heart attack or stroke."

https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/americans-are-eating-meat-industrys-health-claims-rcna267122

#PublicHealth #food #meat #protein #PlantBased #diet #HHS

Americans are eating up the meat industry's health claims

Protein-hungry shoppers are buying more meat with their health top of mind.

NBC News
@bich Someone try to explain this, please, to Secretary Brainworms. Not that he'd listen.

@BruceMirken

I'm pretty sure he's at the precontemplative stage of behavioral change.

@bich If the sugar industry conducted a prolonged ad campaign telling people that one-half teaspoon of sugar every day makes them healthier, people would be eating candy bars for dinner.

@Corb_The_Lesser

I think you just gave them an idea.