The Hot Dog and Red Meat Wars: How the Media Keeps Getting Meat Wrong

The elite media launched another attack on meat recently, this time targeting the all-American hot dog and other processed meats.

The basis for the latest anti-meat drama was a meta-analysis of 60 different dietary studies, which also included sugars and trans fats.

Researchers analyzed data from more than 60 previous studies on the relationship between processed meats, sugar-sweetened beverages and trans fatty acids in a person’s diet and their risk of type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer and ischemic heart disease, which reduces blood supply to the heart and cuts off oxygen and nutrients, according to the study published Monday in the journal Nature Medicine.

“Habitual consumption of even small amounts of processed meat, sugary drinks, and trans fatty acids is linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, ischemic heart disease and colorectal cancer,” said lead author of the study, Dr. Demewoz Haile, a research scientist at the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle.