Is Meat Unhealthy? Part VII

Looking at individual diseases is informative, but it can cause us to become myopic, making broad health-related decisions based on narrow i...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part VI

In this post, I'll examine the possible relationship between meat consumption and cancer risk. Is cancer risk even modifiable? Cancer is...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part V

In this post, I'll examine the possible relationship between meat intake and type 2 diabetes.  Type 2 diabetes is the most common form o...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part IV

In this post, I'll address the question: does eating meat contribute to weight gain? Non-industrial cultures I'll get right to the p...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part III

When we consider the health impacts of eating meat, cardiovascular disease is the first thing that comes to mind.  Popular diet advocates of...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part II

Over time, animals adapt to the foods they regularly consume.  This is how archaeologists can, for example, determine that Triceratops was ...

Is Meat Unhealthy? Part I

Introduction At Dr. McDougall's Advanced Study Weekend, I had the opportunity to hear a number of researchers and advocates make the cas...