SAMA HOOLE: Red meat isn’t just food... it’s the survival staple that built humanity

Chicken is cheap protein, but low quality nutrition. --Sama Hoole

Not all animal foods are equal. Here’s why fish-only, egg-only, chicken-only, or pork-only carnivore will leave you short… and why red meat reigns supreme. This isn't to say you should avoid any of the foods I've mentioned. Red meat + eggs + salmon + pork is a whole lot better than just red meat alone.

5/ Red meat-only carnivore 🥩

Stacked in stable saturated fat.

Rich in iron, zinc, B12, creatine, collagen precursors, and fat-soluble vitamins.

Beef has:
3x the iron of chicken
4x the zinc
10x the B12

Red meat isn’t just food... it’s the survival staple that built humanity. pic.twitter.com/Pvb37XowOX

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) September 4, 2025

SAMA HOOLE: the most essential nutrients for longevity: Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, Vitamin K2, Heme-Iron, Taurine, Creatine, Carnosine, Anserine, & 4-hydroxyproline

These are the most essential nutrients for longevity:

Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
Vitamin K2
Heme-Iron
Taurine
Creatine
Carnosine
Anserine
4-hydroxyproline

None of these can be found in plant foods.

And yet we're told that a plant-based diet is the beacon of longevity.

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) September 4, 2025

SAMA HOOLE: ruminant meat (beef, lamb) is superior to monogastric meat (chicken, pork).

Here's the simple reason why ruminant meat (beef, lamb) is superior to monogastric meat (chicken, pork).

Monogastrics store what they’re fed.

Grains in → linoleic acid in their fat.

That’s why pork fat = 20% PUFA, chicken fat = 25% PUFA.

Ruminants are different. Their…

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) September 4, 2025

Here's the simple reason why ruminant meat (beef, lamb) is superior to monogastric meat (chicken, pork). Monogastrics store what they’re fed. Grains in → linoleic acid in their fat. That’s why pork fat = 20% PUFA, chicken fat = 25% PUFA. Ruminants are different. Their multi-chambered stomachs biohydrogenate polyunsaturated fats, converting unstable seed oils into stable saturated & monounsaturated fats. Grains in → beef fat still ~2–4% PUFA. Translation: + = vehicles for industrial seed oils. 

+ = built-in detox machines that protect you from seed oils.