Healthy Eating
Is red meat really that unhealthy? With Dr Kevin Maki PhD
Date: 2025-07-01 17:00:05
If you ordered a steak at a restaurant are you essentially ordering a heart attack or a nutrient-rich whole food?
Few foods spark more debate than red meat. It’s been blamed for heart disease, cancer and diabetes, but some people praise it for being high in iron, zinc, vitamin B12 and quality protein. So, if you add red meat to your plate is it helpful or harmful?
Whether you eat meat or avoid it, I think you’ll find today’s conversation cuts through the noise of social media and clears up a lot of confusion in the nutrition space. I wanted to disentangle the obvious issues surrounding environmental concerns of eating animal products from today’s discussion, and simply talk through the data as we have it. It’s given me a lot to think about when it comes to recommendations for people, as well as how concerned I would be about red meat consumption overall.
Today we’re chatting with researcher and academic Dr. Kevin Maki, PhD, who specialises in clinical studies on nutrition, metabolism, and chronic disease risk factors. He’s also an Adjunct Professor at Indiana University School of Public Health, a Master and Past President of the National Lipid Association, and a Fellow of the American Heart Association and The Obesity Society. Dr. Maki has participated in over 300 clinical trials and published more than 250 scientific papers, books and book chapters.
📌 Key chapters
00:00 Is chicken healthier than beef?
01:20 Why is red meat seen as bad?
04:50 Do studies prove that meat is unhealthy?
08:40 Meat and heart disease risk
10:20 Where is the strongest evidence on meat risk?
13:54 Does meat increase diabetes risk?
16:16 How much red meat is safe?
21:22 Does tmao really matter?
26:00 Does meat have too much saturated fat?
29:39 Does steak raise cholesterol?
30:02 What are saturated fats in steak?
35:28 What fats are in beef?
38:19 Is beef tallow ok?
41:24 Where does saturated fat come from?
44:32 Should I reduce fat for heart health?
47:01 What counts as red meat?
47:21 Processed vs fresh red meat
49:08 Lean cuts vs fatty cuts
52:36 Does meat cause inflammation?
55:18 Is fish healthier than meat?
56:13 Why is fish good for health?
60:12 How to check omega-3 levels?
63:03 Do people react differently to red meat?
65:00 How to lower cholesterol naturally?
67:36 Best protein for lower cholesterol
71:10 Does high protein harm kidneys?
74:30 Does protein weaken bones?
76:14 Why do people say protein hurts kidneys?
78:01 Does meat protein raise diabetes risk?
86:20 Final tips for better diet
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