via npr.org
Michael Pollan has spent multiple books talking about the perils of nutritionism -- the reductionist food science that says food is nothing more than the sum of its parts -- carbs, fats, and so on. Turns out that unprocessed meat might not be so bad, and processed red meat might be truly heinous.
The link between heart disease or diabetes and a diet rich in red meat has always been a little fuzzy. Some studies show a strong connection; others not so much... Now Harvard researchers think they may have turned up a reason for the discrepancy: Most studies don't distinguish between processed meat and fresh.
So as it turns out, eating a pound of hamburger (mm.... hamburger) is just not even in the same class as eating a pound of hotdogs (ugh) even normalizing for calories, fat, and the rest of it.
It's a shame. I do love a well-grilled sausage... I wonder where bacon fits. Thats not processed right?