Research questions medical advice to eat less red meat, processed meat

New recommendations published in the Annals of Internal Medicine are conflicting with past advice that people should eat less red meat and processed meat for health reasons. A panel of experts now says that advice wasn’t based on strong science. Heather Yourex-West looks at the new recommendations, and whether we should trust them.

• Red meat good, red meat bad: Why nutrition research can be so hard to follow
• Research finds cutting back on red and processed meat won’t improve your health — so why were we told it would?