We all like to hear good news about our less good habits, don't we?

This news report is like authorities saying "we won't say wear a helmet on a motorbike because most people won't have an accident, and so that some people can enjoy the sensation of wind in their hair, we will leave it open to all"

What would you rather have...life or that mouth sensation of eating bacon and sausages?

Red and processed meats are clearly linked to cancer and heart disease.

As always, your choice. Make it an informed choice though.

My cholesterol plummeted so fast when I gave up meat, eggs, dairy, fish and oil that I no longer needed medication. Same for my blood pressure. I would never go back to a life of medication now. I feel too alive. Wholefood plantbased diet for the win.

I'm waiting for a month or two when they say they were all wrong, and we will all die a horrible death again after one fillet steak.

The health issue associated with red meat has little to do with cholesterol and more to do with homocysteine production.

Read this from the Life Extension website:

"Homocysteine is an amino acid made from a common dietary amino acid, methionine, that inflicts damage to the inner arterial lining (endothelium) and contributes to many diseases:

cardiovascular disease

congestive heart failure

stroke

migraines

age-related macular degeneration

hearing loss

brain atrophy

Alzheimer’s disease

Dietary and Lifestyle Changes

Several dietary and lifestyle changes can help reduce chronic inflammation:

Avoid methionine-rich foods like RED MEAT and dairy products

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Exercise, as patients in a cardiac rehabilitation program showed a reduction in homocysteine from exercise alone

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Decrease or eliminate alcohol and smoking.

Source: lifeextension.com/protocols...

So to determine your optimal personal consumption level of red meat you should measure homocysteine when doing your blood work.

"After age 50, a more practical target value for homocysteine is <8 µmol/L. Depending upon other factors, you may require larger-than-usual intakes of B vitamins to achieve a healthy blood level of homocysteine."

lifeextension.com/protocols...

I also add that animal proteins are calorically dense foods which means lots of calories in small quantities. As such, they should be limited to no more than 3 oz. per day.

I personally alternate eating vegetarian one day and having some animal protein the next.

I usually have cold-water fish such as wild-caught salmon, trout, or arctic char during my animal protein days, and throw in chicken, one day per week. I will have red meat infrequently, 'on occassion'. I probably average once per month for red meat.

Good luck to all.