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New study links red meat to faster cognitive decline (www.psypost.org)

submitted 3 days ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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N=133,000 over 40 year time period

Observational study so limitations may apply but the findings do hold after adjusting for a large list of factors I will quote here:

educational attainments, family history of dementia, menopausal status with hormone use status, total energy intake, regular antidepressant drug use, history of depression, BMI, moderate-to-vigorous physical activity, neighborhood SES [socioeconomic status], marital status, living arrangement, smoking status, histories of hypertension, diabetes, and hypercholesterolemia and intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, poultry, fish, eggs, nuts and legumes, low-fat dairy products, high-fat dairy products, and alcohol

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Of course it doesn't. It's just... Real men where never meant to reach an age where cognitive decline would ever be an issue.

Age 45/50 max, fermenting in the stomach of a sabertooth tiger or dying to a preventable sickness by 'walking it off'

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Most science puts the age of elders in nomadic prehistoric groups between 60 and 70. Infant mortality was a problem, but once the child was over puberty, they tended to live longer than their early farmer counterparts.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oke? Age 45/50 is still the peak age to get eaten by a gigantic hungry animal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Why is 45/50 the peak age to be eaten by an animal, a 50 year old, though old can still be a strong fighter. A baby or an old man, or pregnant female is a much easier target.

But that's not really an issue, humans were "meant" to live to their 70s. Data suggests that before we settled down to one place, that's when we died, the average is brought down by infant morality

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 day ago

I can never tell in situations like this if I'm actively being trolled, or if people just don't get my stupid jokes.