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New study links red meat to faster cognitive decline (www.psypost.org)

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N=133,000 over 40 year time period

Observational study so limitations may apply but the findings do hold after adjusting for a large list of factors I will quote here:

educational attainments, family history of dementia, menopausal status with hormone use status, total energy intake, regular antidepressant drug use, history of depression, BMI, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, neighborhood SES [socioeconomic status], marital status, living arrangement, smoking status, histories of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia and intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy products, high-fat dairy products, and alcohol

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[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml -2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (2 children)

processed

Thank goodness I never found processed meat appealing or appetizing.

This is my idea of red meat.

[–] AnimalsDream@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 hour ago

Here's a much better idea of meat, that doesn't cause cognitive decline.

[–] usernamesAreTricky@lemmy.ml 6 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

They also found associations with unprocessed red meats too

Unprocessed red meat intake of ≥1.00 serving per day, compared with <0.50 serving per day, was associated with a 16% higher risk of SCD [subjective cognitive decline] (RR 1.16; 95% CI 1.03–1.30; plinearity = 0.04).

[–] PanArab@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 hours ago

There’s plenty of good reasons to cut down on meat, health is only one of them. I try to go meatless whenever I can.