A viral documentary says a "whole foods plant-based diet" will prevent heart disease and cure cancer. But once we look into the MEAT of the matter will we find factual CREAM of the crop or will we cry FOWL? (we're so sorry)

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Health effects associated with consumption of unprocessed red meat: a Burden of Proof study
Unprocessed Red Meat and Processed Meat Consumption: Dietary Guideline Recommendations From the Nutritional Recommendations (NutriRECS) Consortium
Present status of the aflatoxin situation in the Philippines
The role of natural consequences in the changing death patterns
Dietary Protein and Amino Acids in Vegetarian Diets—A Review
Quality of Plant-Based Diet and Risk of Total, Ischemic, and Hemorrhagic Stroke
Parachute use to prevent death and major trauma when jumping from aircraft: randomized controlled trial
Do We Really Know What Makes Us Healthy?
Observational evidence does not necessarily imply causation
The Problem with Observational Studies (Epidemiology)
Vegetarian Diet Patterns and Chronic Disease Risk: What We Know and What We Don’t
The rise, the fall and the renaissance of vitamin E

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