SAMA HOOLE: The red meat isn't the problem. The seed oils you cook it in and the processed carbohydrates you eat it with are the problem.

"Red meat will give you colon cancer."

Actual mechanism proposed: Heme iron creates reactive compounds when cooked at high heat.

What they don't tell you: This only happens when cooked in seed oils at extreme temperatures. Meat cooked in butter or tallow doesn't show this…

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) November 28, 2025

"Red meat will give you colon cancer." Actual mechanism proposed: Heme iron creates reactive compounds when cooked at high heat. What they don't tell you: This only happens when cooked in seed oils at extreme temperatures. Meat cooked in butter or tallow doesn't show this effect. What they also don't tell you: The studies showing red meat and cancer correlation didn't separate cooking methods, didn't control for bun and seed oil consumption, and found that unprocessed red meat eaten without processed accompaniments shows no association. What they definitely don't tell you: Populations eating the most red meat historically (Maasai, Mongols, Inuit) had zero colon cancer until Western processed foods were introduced. The red meat isn't the problem. The seed oils you cook it in and the processed carbohydrates you eat it with are the problem. But blaming red meat is more profitable than blaming the food industry's primary products

What the establishment thinks happens when you eat red meat:

Your arteries immediately clog with cholesterol and saturated fat, your colon spontaneously develops tumours, your kidneys begin failing, and you develop an aggressive case of moral deficiency.

What actually happens:…

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) November 28, 2025