Eating processed red meat, like bacon and sausages, is linked to a 16% higher dementia risk. This alarming finding highlights the importance of dietary choices in protecting cognitive function as we age.

N=133,000 over 40 year time period

Observational study so limitations may apply but the findings do hold after adjusting for a large list of factors I will quote here:

educational attainments, family history of dementia, menopausal status with hormone use status, total energy intake, regular antidepressant drug use, history of depression, BMI, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, neighborhood SES [socioeconomic status], marital status, living arrangement, smoking status, histories of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia and intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy products, high-fat dairy products, and alcohol

  • @db2
    -13•23 hours ago

    We literally evolved to eat meat and vegetation. This is nonsense. Shame on you for perpetuating it.

    • @OrganicMustard
      5•20 hours ago

      Evolution doesn’t care if you get demetia at 60. By then you already had and raised your offspring. It may even prefer you kick the bucket early so you stop consuming limited resources.

    • @NocturnalMorning
      6•22 hours ago

      You can’t argue with science, the data is what it is.

      • @db2
        -2•21 hours ago

        That site isn’t science, it’s confirmation bias. Unsweetened coffee reduces Alzheimer’s risk? And you’re taking this trash seriously?

        • @NocturnalMorning
          4•21 hours ago

          The headline is from a study, do what you want, there have been numerous studies linking red meat consumption to negative health outcomes.

          • @SupraMario
            0•17 hours ago

            And most studies like that are correlation related. Trying to take into account the massive list of causes is insane. A family member of mine is in his 70s, and has been vegan all his life, he has dementia and Parkinson’s…that %100 doesn’t mean being vegan caused it. Studies like this lack the ability to properly provide evidence of their findings, why? Because people self report a lot of the time wrong. Go check out “secret eaters” on YT, the amount people eat and report what they eat is pretty much always way lower than in reality.

            • @NocturnalMorning
              2•16 hours ago

              Right, you’re one data point speaks for itself. It trumps everything else and you’re way smarter than me. So glad to have had this conversation.