Study after study has shown that high levels
of animal protein consumption significantly increases the likelihood of premature death from heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and cancer.
But no, even though the acid load was neutralized, there was still [this] excess urinary calcium, consistent with the radioactive isotope study, «challenging the long - standing dogma that
animal protein consumption results in an acidosis that promotes the [excess] excretion of calcium...»
Cancer, inflammation, heart disease, diabetes, clogged arteries, digestive disorders, and even hormonal imbalances can be linked to
excess animal protein consumption.
But
since animal protein consumption among the studied counties ranged from 0 grams * to almost 135 grams per day, we should see a stark contrast between the nearly - vegan regions and the ones eating considerably more animal foods.
From both groups, I had to exclude a top - five county due to missing data for most mortality variables (illegible documentation, according to the authors of «Diet, Life - style and Mortality in China») and replaced it with a sixth county
where animal protein consumption matched within a few hundredths of a gram.
What happened to women who were randomized to eat more meat and dairy during pregnancy, and what effect
does animal protein consumption have on cortisol and testosterone levels in men?
The old thinking would predict that then there would be no calcium loss since there is no excess acid to buffer, but no, even though the acid load was neutralized there was still the excess urinary calcium, consistent with the radioactive isotope study, «challenging the long - standing dogma that
animal protein consumption results in an acidosis that promotes the increased excretion of calcium....
«Our populations in Hungary show signs of having followed both diets, with medium to high
animal protein consumption and a great reliance on millet,» Hakenbeck said.
Studies have shown that
animal protein consumption should be limited because meat is hard for the body to digest.
One study found only a non-significant increase in risk for prostate cancer associated with
animal protein consumption (though it did find a significant, but still very minor increase due to dairy — roughly 22 % increased risk).
From the abstract, the main reported conclusions included that: «The most significant dietary correlate of low CVD risk was high total fat and
animal protein consumption... The major correlate of high CVD risk was the proportion of energy from carbohydrates and alcohol, or from potato and cereal carbohydrates.»
Decrease *
your animal protein consumption except for fish, yogurt and natural cheese.
As an illustrative experiment, let's look at the top five Chinese counties with the lowest
animal protein consumption and compare them against the top five counties with the highest animal protein consumption.
And indeed, plasma cholesterol correlates positively with
animal protein consumption and negatively with plant protein consumption.
If animal protein were the real cause of these diseases, Campbell should be able to cite a direct correlation between cancer and
animal protein consumption, which would show that people eating more animal protein did in fact get more cancer.
The largest diet and bladder cancer study found that a 3 percent increase in
animal protein consumption was associated with a 15 percent increased risk of bladder cancer, while a 2 percent increase in plant protein intake was associated with a 23 percent decreased cancer risk.
If you take a look at the video he posted below, you'll see that he's suggesting that the cause isn't rice, but an uptick in
animal protein consumption that could be exacerbating the insulin spike from high glycemic foods.
Increasing total protein and
animal protein consumption is associated with a modest but significant increase in the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Animal protein consumption is associated with an increase in a cancer - promoting growth hormone called IGF - 1.