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Red meat has long been blamed for raising blood sugar and diabetes risk,<\/a> while chicken is widely seen as the healthier option \u2014 but a new study challenges that age-old advice.<\/p>\n

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Public Health\u2013Bloomington and the Illinois Institute of Technology put a common dietary recommendation for people with prediabetes to the test.<\/p>\n

They found that blood sugar levels, insulin sensitivity, cholesterol and inflammation markers did not change in any meaningful way when participants ate lean beef versus chicken,<\/a> according to the research, which was published in Current Developments in Nutrition in December.<\/p>\n

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The study followed 24 adults with prediabetes. About 70% of them were male, and they ate either unprocessed beef or chicken every day for four weeks \u2014 then switched.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Participants incorporated the meals<\/a> \u2014 including burgers, fajitas, burritos, stews and stir-fries \u2014 into their regular diets.<\/p>\n

After each month, researchers checked blood sugar levels, insulin response and how well the pancreas \u2014 the organ that controls blood sugar \u2014 was working. They also examined pancreatic \u03b2-cell (beta cell) function, a key marker of diabetes progression<\/a>.<\/p>\n

“If eating beef were to worsen beta-cell function, that would provide evidence to suggest it might be causing increased diabetes risk,” Kevin Maki, the Illinois-based lead researcher, told Fox News Digital. “We did not find evidence of that in our study.”<\/p>\n

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The researchers stressed that this was a short-term study and only looked at unprocessed beef.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It did not look at fast food<\/a> or processed meats like bacon or deli slices, which remain more strongly linked to poor health outcomes.<\/p>\n

The average American consumes about 1.6 ounces of unprocessed red meat per day \u2014 roughly half a serving \u2014 an intake level that Maki said is appropriate.<\/p>\n

“Our recommendation is to follow a healthy dietary pattern<\/a> that emphasizes whole grains, fruits, vegetables, legumes, seafood and healthy fats,” Maki said. “Animal-based proteins \u2014 including beef \u2014 can fit into that pattern.”<\/p>\n

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Experts not involved in the study said longer-term research and studies that include a more balanced mix of male and female participants are still needed.<\/p>\n

“For someone with prediabetes, the takeaway is that eating unprocessed beef as part of an otherwise healthy diet<\/a> did not worsen short-term diabetes risk factors \u2014 but we still need longer-term data before making broad recommendations,” Dr. Mia Kazanjian, a Connecticut-based radiologist, told Fox News Digital.<\/p>\n

Nutrition research<\/a> on red meat and diabetes has produced mixed results, Kazanjian noted.<\/p>\n

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“These randomized controlled trials conflict with observational studies, which do suggest an association between red meat and type 2 diabetes,” she added.<\/p>\n

Observational studies track eating habits and health outcomes over many years, while randomized controlled trials are designed to isolate the effects of specific foods.<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n

“This study is better at showing what happens over a month than what happens over a decade,” Lakelyn Lumpkin, a Florida-based registered dietitian at Top Nutrition Coaching, told Fox News Digital.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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“Long-term observational research still suggests moderation matters, especially when it comes to red and processed meats.”<\/p>\n

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Observational studies, however, may not fully account for other lifestyle factors, such as smoking or lower overall diet quality,<\/a> that could contribute to the higher risks observed, Maki noted.<\/p>\n

The study<\/a> was funded by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association, though the authors said the sponsor had no role in data collection, analysis or publication decisions.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The trial was registered in advance on ClinicalTrials.gov, a public database that helps prevent selective reporting of results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/food-drink\/think-chicken-healthier-than-beef-new-study-says-not-so-fast <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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