Eating Less Meat Protects At-risk Populations From Heart Disease | The Beet

by Compassion Over Killing, 20 September 2022

Nearly half of the adults living in the United States suffer from hypertension, according to the CDC and if you're one of them, you should consider cutting out red meat. That's the news from a new study that shows avoiding red meat can be protective against cardiovascular disease while eating red meat ups your chances of getting it.

This month, the American Heart Association (AHA) reveals that consuming less sugary beverages and red meat can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease for anyone with high blood pressure.

In late 2021 we asked the AHA to stop the process of certifying certain meat products as heart healthy in exchange for a fee, but they refused to do so. Now we're suing.

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