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Lean red meat could support mental health as long as it's part of an overall healthy diet, according to an exploratory new study.

Researchers at South Dakota State University (SDSU) analyzed data from the American Gut Project, a large, open-source microbiome initiative with over 11,000 participants.

The study, published as an abstract in May in the journal Current Developments in Nutrition, examined 4,915 adults and grouped them by red-meat intake and diet quality based on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Healthy Eating Index (HEI), which scores diets on a scale of 0 to 100.

STUDY CLAIMS VEGETARIANS MORE 'AMBITIOUS' AS MEAT EATERS CALL OUT 'OVERSIMPLIFICATION'

Participants with higher HEI scores — regardless of red-

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