Research teams for and against diets that feature red meats are engaged in a slanging match.
The team that included two scientists at Harvard University argues that reducing red meat consumption improves health.
The other team, based at Texas A & M University, argues that the research is flawed and flimsy and an unwarranted attack on red meat.
John Sharp. Chancellor of Texas A & M, has written a nasty letter to president Lawrence S. Bacow of Harvard asking him to distance Harvard from the report written by the research team.