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The Latest Study on Red Meat & Heart Disease: A Red Herring

Procter & Gamble has driven research on TMAO and heart disease since 2015

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Nina Teicholz
Aug 05, 2022
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A new study out of Tufts University led to a multitude of fresh headlines that meat increases the risk of heart disease. It would seem that the danger of meat is now a foregone conclusion, but this paper, like so many others, is marred by significant scientific missteps and financial conflicts of interest, including a drug-development program at the Cle…

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