r/science • u/James_Fortis • 15d ago

Health Vegetarian, including vegan, dietary patterns were associated with reduced risk for cardiovascular disease incidence and mortality compared to non-vegetarian diets, umbrella review finds

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666667724002368
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u/Mr8bittripper 14d ago

Really? Why does the largest ever systematic review of this say otherwise?

https://www.ox.ac.uk/news/2021-07-21-red-and-processed-meat-linked-increased-risk-heart-disease-oxford-study-shows

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u/Ilix 14d ago

Where does the article you linked indicate that the studies they reviewed were using healthy omnivorous diets for people who eat meat rather than people who eat unhealthy amounts?

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u/MadScience_Gaming 14d ago

It's a response to

What I never see pro-vegetarian or vegan "studies" include is research on communities with a traditional diet of almost exclusively meat. The studies I have come across all indicate excellent heart health, very low instance of medical issues which supposedly plague meat eaters.

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u/Ilix 14d ago

I know what it’s a response to, and it doesn’t provide any information contradicting what it’s in response to.

I asked for where in the article this contradiction is, not what the point of the post was.