Reply #118: High-carb, low-protein diets are strongly associated with Type 2 diabetes.

[benEzra]

Glycemic loading plays a large part.

Now, eating carbs in moderation, and eating whole grains rather than refined flour, plus exercise, can head that off. But pigging out on carbs is just as harmful as pigging out on meat; carbs aren't free.

Meat in moderation is healthy; our teeth and digestive tracts are optimized for a mixed meat/veggie/grain diet. We are carnivorous primates, after all.

I think the real issue here should be farming practices. Cattle are not made to eat corn; they're made to eat grass. Trying to turn this into an omnivore vs. vegetarian, "don't eat meat" issue misses the real issue, which is livestock-farming methods that are bad for the environment vs. livestock-farming methods that are far more benign.