Stupid Diet Myth #4: Don’t Eat Red Meat
Fat always gets a bad rap. Forgetting chemistry 101, cardiologists insist that all fats are bad. With sweeping generalizations, they tell us to avoid red meat due to its fat content. They fail to distinguish between the fat promoting and heart disease inducing trans-fats and the essential, saturated fats in meat.
Forgetting biochemistry, doctors fail to remember that every single cell in the human body is dependent on saturated fat; making up the cell membrane and even the lump in our skull known as the brain.
Forgetting nutrition, they also fail to remember that most vitamins require healthy, saturated fat to be absorbed by the body.
And forgetting physiology, they fail to remember that meat contains the muscle building compound known as creatine. Take home lesson: Doctors are forgetful and grass fed beef should be a major part of your diet. Abstain from trans-fat like your life depends on it.
Nobody is immune to stupid diet myths. And they are here to stay, with new ones popping up every day. This is a stark reminder that marketing hype always supersedes diet logic. Let your waistline be your guide. If your fat loss efforts aren’t working, try something new. The beach awaits!
Jeremy, 
Omega 3 Wonders 1:38 pm on May 12, 2009
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Fitness and abs 7:47 pm on May 23, 2009
Shane, I back you up big time on this… I’m always amazed how many clueless “health experts” blatantly ignore the real scienece about saturated fats and cholesterol, and just blindly follow the lies they’ve heard for years about “bad fats”. This article of mine says it all:
http://www.truthaboutabs.com/saturated-fat-is-not-evil.html
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toning abs 5:43 pm on November 20, 2009
It is through misleading information that people have built up a fear of the word “fat” when it comes to diet trying to stay away from it completely.
Grouping all fats under one roof as “bad” is ignorant and unhealthy. A little knowledge goes along way and hopefully people will realize how important fats are as a part of a normal healthy diet and will begin to embrace them instead of avoid them altogether.
Jonathan 2:25 pm on January 2, 2010
I agree Mr. Ellison, red meat should be a part of all our diets. As a bodybuilder and martial artist it is very important that i keep those amino acids flowing.
Jeremy 12:34 pm on May 25, 2010
All Beliefs and science aside, meat is a natural food source for humans. However, it is only good for you in moderation. Gorging yourself on 2 pounds of red meat a day is by no means OK. I’m not sure that people realize that there was a time when meat was a luxury.