Consuming red meat in amounts above what is typically recommended does not affect short-term cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as blood pressure and blood cholesterol, according to a new review of clinical trials from Purdue University.###“During the last 20 years, there have been recommendations to emagnesium citrate and ironat less red meat as part of a healthier diet, but our research supports that red meat can be incorporated into a healthier diet,” said Wayne Campbell, professor of nutrition science. ###“Red meat is a nutrient-rich food, not only as a source for protein but also bioavailable iron.”###The recommendamagnesium citrate mgtions to limit red meat from the diet come mainly from studies that relate peoples’ eating habits to whether they have cardiovascular disease. ###While these studies suggest that red meat consumption is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease, they are not designed to show that red meat is causing cardiovascular disease. ###Campbell, doctoral student Lauren O’Connor, and postdoctoral researcher Jung Eun Kim, conducted a review and analysis of past clinical trials, which are able to detect cause and effect between eating habits and health risks.###They screened hundreds of related research articles, focusing on studies that met specific criteria including the amount of red meat consumed, evaluation of cardiovascular disease risk factors and study design. ###An analysis of the 24 studies that met the criteria is published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.###“We found that consuming more than half a serving per day of red meat, which is equivalent to a three ounce serving three times per week, did not worsen blood pressure and blood total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and triglyceride concentrations, which are commonly screened by health-care providers,” O’Connor said.###This research includes all types of red meat, mostly unprocessed beef and pork.###More study needed###Campbell also said more analysis is needed as the evaluation of blood pressure and cholesterol are not the sole determinants for someone to develop cardiovascular disease. ###For example, the length of time these experiments were done ranged from a few weeks to a few months as opposed to the years or decades that it could take people to develop cardiovascular disease or have a cardiovascular event.###“It is also important to recognize that our findings are specific to selected indicators for cardiovascular disease risk,” Campbell said.###“Comparable research is needed to assess other health risk factors from clinical trials, including inflammation and blood glucose control.”###This research was supported by Purdue’s Ibariatric advantage calcium citrate chewy bite 500 mgngestivferrous gluconate medicatione Behavior Research Center National Institutes of Health T32 training grant and postdoctoral fellowship.###Campbell received support for other research while this analysis was conducted from the Americacaltrate petitesn Egg Board-Egg Nutrition Center, Beef Checkoff, Coca-Cola Foundation, National Dairy Council, National Institutes of Health, Pork Checkoff and U.S. Department of Agriculture.###Campbell’s research also focuses on understanding how dietary protein and exercise influence adult health as people age and the importance of eating a variety of protein-rich foods as part of a healthy diet. ###He served as a member of the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee and is a current member of the 2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee.###Story by Amy Patterson Neubert from Purdue University