Seriously what is your problem?  Do you seriously buy into that simple
minded BS??  I will tell you what is the main characteristic of the
"western" diet moron.  It is liquid polyunsaturated vegetable oils and
hydrogenated vegetable shortenings.  THAT smart guy is what
distinguishes the "western" diet from other healthy traditional diets
around the world, MANY of which include red meat but NONE of them!!
NONE include large amounts of liquid/hydrogenated veg oils if any at
all.  The fact that those things were not even mentioned is appalling
and a total joke.  Even someone so obviously blind as you should see
that simple fact.  Can you seriously not get that through your head?
Are you that incompetent??  Are you so stupid that you can not come to
that simple real conclusion for yourself?   Are you really unable to
take into account ALL the facts and ALL the elements of modern western
diets as well as various other diets around the world and honestly and
logically analyses and compare them.  If you did you would be able to
single out elements which are most likely to be responsible for poor
health.  Red meat is simply not one of them.  While they got it partly
right in naming refined carbs even that is not the main distinguishing
factor of poor diets as there are some healthy peoples who do eat a
moderate amount of such things.  However the fact that they left out
the true factor that STICKS OUT LIKE A f.cking SORE THUMB is absurd.
It is just as absurd for you to go along with it without even raising
a question.  You need to start using your f.cking brain and think a
little harder instead of regurgitating garbage like that.  You must
not just compare diets of today with each other but take into account
diet patterns of the last 100 years.  As I know you understand the
"modernized" or "western" diet is always followed by poor health
within a short time of a previously traditional diet being abandoned
during the modernization of a population.  The number one factor
involved in the modernization of diet are cheap manufactured
liquid/hydrogenated vegetable fats being introduced into a previously
traditional diet.  It happened first in the US 100 years ago which is
why we are so far ahead of other countries in poor health.  Other
countries who were modernized later in the century or have yet to be
modernized and still eat more traditional diets or did not fully
modernize their diets along with their society like Japan.  Do not
take my word for it just look at this quote from the Agricultural
Utilization Research Institute about the edible oil industry.

"Worldwide vegetable oil consumption (of which soybean oil represents
28%) is growing at a faster rate than population—4.1% compared to 1.3%
compounded over the past five years. As the developing world continues
to improve its standard of living, this trend will continue. Per
capita vegetable oil consumption is a good measure of a country's
prosperity."

And there you have it.  The true food of prosperity and modernization.
THAT is what the modern "western" diet is all about.  That is why it
is so unhealthy.  And for some strange reason it is almost never
mentioned in any talk of unhealthy modern western diets by the
mainstream medical establishment.  I wonder why. hmmm.  Of course that
is understandable considering the influence of certain interests.
What is not understandable is your dumb compliance and total lack of
any ability to question or think for yourself.  You need a big reality
check.

My great grandmother lived to age 96. She cooked with lard and used butter
and cream. Eggs and bacon were a regular item on her diet. No margarine in
that lady's diet! Oh and she loved ice cream.

Regards.

Rob