High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS
LIVE: 'Red Meat Causes Diabetes' Harvard Scientists Claim: Flawed Study Breakdown
Oct 24, 2023
This podcast discusses a flawed Harvard study that attempts to link red meat consumption to diabetes. The speaker highlights issues with comparing populations and confounding factors. They also explore healthy user bias, hormone use, and environmental claims. Additionally, they discuss the impact of diet on health and flaws in epidemiological studies.
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- The study on red meat and diabetes suffers from healthy user bias, comparing healthier individuals who consumed less red meat to relatively unhealthy individuals who consumed more red meat.
- The study fails to adequately consider confounding variables such as lifestyle factors and other dietary choices, raising questions about the claim that red meat is the main driving factor behind type two diabetes.
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Healthy User Bias and Red Meat
The podcast episode discusses a study that claims a link between red meat consumption and an increased risk of developing type two diabetes. However, the speaker argues that the study suffers from healthy user bias, as the individuals who consumed less red meat were generally healthier overall. They exercised more, smoked less, drank less alcohol, ate fewer calories, and took multivitamins. The speaker also questions the comparison of red meat to soda consumption, highlighting that the risk of developing diabetes from drinking five sodas per week is similar to the risk associated with high red meat consumption, which is not logical.
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