Nina has been an absolute legend in the pro-meat/pro-fat/cholesterol fears are nonsense space. For over a decade (The Big Fat Surprise came out in 2014), she has been an insanely productive and single-minded public intellectual/journalist type. Wonderful voice, wonderful hunting instinct.
...and yesterday she was in the Wall Street Journal championing meat and healthy living. FUCK. YEAH!
Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. have committed to “make America healthy again.” Achieving that goal requires revising the federal Dietary Guidelines for Americans
one suggestion: THROW THEM OUT.
The National Academy of Medicine should also increase its recommended 0.8 gram of protein per kilogram of body weight per day. Studies find that 1.2 to 1.6 grams is a better range for weight loss, muscle maintenance, recovery from illness and overall well-being, especially for children and older adults.
Ms. Rollins and Mr. Kennedy should reject suggestions from an expert committee that the 2025-30 federal guidelines place an even greater emphasis on plant-based proteins and that they recommend “reducing intakes of red and processed meats.” As the Agriculture Department found in 2010, there is either “no relationship” or a “limited inconsistent” relationship between any protein type and chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Also, beef is just better:
Most plant-based proteins lack at least one of the nine essential amino acids that comprise a “complete protein.” Plant-based sources are also harder to absorb. Four ounces of lean beef provides 24 grams of protein and 155 calories. It would take six tablespoons of peanut butter—between 500 and 600 calories—to match that protein amount.
More protein, more meat, more health.
non-paywalled: https://archive.md/i6QQq