Good news gets around. Legal Insurrection reports that a Harvard-trained nutritional and metabolic psychiatrist has found that the human brain needs meat in our diet to attain optimal health. Why are we not surprised?
While animal products like eggs, meat, cheese, and Greek yogurt are high in protein, it can also be found in vegan options like lentils and broccoli. But many of the other essential nutrients are much more difficult if not in some cases impossible to obtain from plants.
The nutrients in meat are often more bioavailable than those in plant-based foods, meaning they are more easily absorbed and utilized by the body.
The article also notes that persons on meat-free diets are more likely to have mental health issues. Whether diet affects mental health or those with poor mental health are more likely to give up eating meat is unclear. Hat tip to Ed Driscoll blogging at Instapundit for the link.
