SAN FRANCISCO, CA —  The newly released 2025–2030 Dietary Guidelines for Americans , unveiled on January 7, 2026, outline valuable recommendations such as cutting ultra-processed foods, reducing added sugars and sugary drinks, limiting alcohol intake, and prioritizing nutrient-dense, “real” foods.    However, the guidelines also promote red meat as a “high-quality” protein source. This endorsement stands in sharp contrast to decades of scientific evidence linking high intake

Start By Stopping Meat, says Ultramarathon Winner Scott Jurek Ultramarathron runner and running legend Scott Jurek is proof that being a world-class athlete doesn’t require meat – and one is better off without it. “A lot of people assume that one needs to eat animal products to gain a lot of muscle mass or sufficient muscle mass for even power sports, and that’s definitely been proved false time and time again,” says Jurek, in his “No Meat Athlete” interview. Injury preventio

The amount of water required to produce red meat is staggering. It is a clear indication of meat production inefficiency. These are the two key factors to know: 1. Water Footprint: A food’s “water footprint” is the amount of blue, green, and grey water required to produce meat. These factors are a) the water required to produce animal feed (blue and green); b) the water meat animals drink (blue); and c) the water needed to clean and wash during animal growth and meat process

In the Journal of Climatic Change, a paper by Dr. Fredrik Hedenus and others meticulously documents the importance of reducing red meat consumption to reach key climate change targets. The authors make the following points: 1. There exist only 3 options for reducing agriculture’s >50% contributions to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. a. Improve agricultural productivity; b. Improve greenhouse gas mitigation technology; c. Encourage human dietary changes. 2. After exploring the

Most people want to avoid taxes, and food taxes aren’t usually welcome.  But in an unusual move, 200 British doctors ask their government to tax meat and dairy in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The doctors produced both a video and a comprehensive written document urging the UK government to begin taxing food, to raise funds for moving the country towards sustainable meat and dairy production.  This compelling video shows doctor after doctor explaining why a radical dieta

When you think of dinner in London, it’s probably rare Porterhouse steak with chips (fried potatoes) and overcooked green beans.  The classic British red meat dinner.   No more.  Now, due to the health problems associated with it, and the issues of Mad Cow disease, the Britains are eating a THIRD LESS RED MEAT than they did 30 years ago, and they’ve cut back on the belly-producing white bread.  Next time you’re in London, don’t be surprised if the waiter asks you if you’d l

The Bush Administration Warned Meat Packers About Pandemics.  They Wouldn’t Listen.   In November 2005, the White House issued a  National Strategy for Pandemic Influenza . Pandemics planning became a worldwide priority. Meetings were held with all of the country’s meat packing companies about pandemics. Emergency planners knew that a highly contagious virus would cause food shortages and closures. Government experts urged companies to prepare. The meat packing managers did

The National Academy of Sciences isn’t known as being terribly conservative.  When they state that there is no safe level of trans fats intake they really mean it. In short, it means that zero red meat intake is safe, and ANY red meat intake is unsafe. To see a video on the subject, you can visit   https://nutritionfacts.org/video/trans-fat-in-meat-and-dairy/ To read a well-reasoned article from the UC Davis on trans fats, go here:  https://ucdintegrativemedicine.com/2016/08/

According to an analysis of NHANES data (1999-2004 National Health & Nutrition Examination Survey), meat consumption is associated with obesity and central obesity among U.S. adults.  Regression models showed consistent positive associations between Meat Consumption and BMI, waist circumference, obesity, and central obesity. The study is  HERE . Further, a  large meta-analysis  published this week in the JAMA dug into mortality, obesity and COVID-19 deaths. The study, by a gr

Having a high cholesterol level doesn’t cause any symptoms. However, it leads to the build-up of plaque within the arteries. Plaque buildup – also known as atherosclerosis – increases blood pressure and can damage the heart. The good news is that cholesterol generally can be reduced to normal with diet, exercise, testing and medication. Physicians recommend that anyone over 20 years old have a periodic blood lipid profile. This test differentiates between total, HDL and LDL c

Bill Clinton suffered a heart attack, two surgeries, and decided to change his diet radically in 2010. He was warned that it wouldn’t work. The detractors were wrong. Interviewed by CNN in September 2010, he was asked, “How did you lose so much weight? What kind of diet did you go on?” Clinton replied: “The short answer is I live on beans, legumes, vegetables, fruits.” No meat. No oils. No fish. No dairy. None. The former president is now a devoted vegan. What does that mean

Viruses are very small – much smaller than a cell. All viruses invade cells and use the cells’ own mechanisms to reproduce themselves. There are four main classes of viruses. The viruses in one of the groups have an outer shell, or capsid, so they are called “envelope viruses.” Coronaviruses are envelope viruses, and they get their name from the “crown-like” protrusions on the envelope. In order to replicate, a coronavirus latches onto an animal’s cell, invades it, and uses t