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The red meat and methane diet

Notable problems with our new food pyramid

Ryan McCormick, M.D.'s avatar
Ryan McCormick, M.D.
Jan 20, 2026
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You have probably seen the inverted food pyramid rolled out by the people in charge right now. There are some good ideas and some bad ideas, but mostly just nutrition by fiat. And what particularly troubles me is the emphasis on red meat, both for our own health and the habitability of our feverish planet.

Here it is:

The new US food pyramid.

As our brains are trained to start …

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