Sentences with phrase «highest red meat consumption»

High red meat consumption has been linked to heart disease, diabetes and a broad range of cancers, including prostate, bowel and pancreatic.

«Changes in food availability and intake also affect dietary and weight - related risk factors, such as low fruit and vegetable intake, high red meat consumption, and high bodyweight.

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Several recent scientific papers have revealed how high consumption of red and processed meats increases the risk of developing cancers of all sorts, particularly bowel cancer.

Cutting meat and dairy consumption in half would not only produce a cleaner environment but save millions of lives a year, as fewer people would be developing cancer, diabetes and heart disease, or becoming obese — all linked to a high consumption of red meat.

In the same way that soda made with cane sugar in lieu of high fructose corn syrup is not a healthful beverage, there needs to be a clear message that «slime - free» ground beef is by no means the golden standard, especially when an ever - growing body of research continues to highlight the harmful effects of red meat consumption (the latest: it «contributes substantially to premature death»).

A study among Asians has also suggested that a reduction in the consumption of red meats, processed meat products such as bacon and sausages as well as dairy products such as cheese (warra in Yorubaland), full pasteurised milk, butter, some margarine may be beneficial in reducing the risks of cancer, especially if this is combined with an increased intake of foods containing a high dosage of lycophenes such as tomatoes, sweet red peppers, red onions, carrots, broccoli, ans spinach.

Adherence to the MD components was defined as consumption levels above the group median for fruits, vegetables and legumes, nuts and seeds, whole grains, fish and poultry and a high ratio of monounsaturated to saturated fatty acids, as well consumption below the median of red meat, alcohol, and soft drinks.

Participants, average age 66, were randomly assigned to one of three diets for a year: a traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with virgin olive oil (about 4 tablespoons) each day, a traditional Mediterranean diet enriched with extra nuts (about a fistful) each day, or a healthy «control» diet that reduced consumption of red meat, processed food, high - fat dairy products and sweets.

The Mediterranean diet includes higher consumption of fruits, vegetables, fish, legumes, and heart - healthy fats, while minimizing red meats, processed foods, and sweets.

This week, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered a summary report published in The Lancet Oncology classifying high consumption of various processed red meats (such as hotdogs, smoked sausages, etc.) as a Group 1 carcinogen, along with smoking.

«It's likely that some of the behaviors that contribute to obesity, like a sedentary lifestyle and poor diet, like high consumption of red and processed meat, and a low consumption of milk products, lead to [colorectal cancer],» says Rebecca Siegel, MPH, lead epidemiologist on the study.

«The mean of red and animal meats as well as processed meat consumption showed higher level in stroke groups.......

Epidemiological studies in the past have found correlations between red and processed meat consumption and the heightened risk for certain cancers, heart disease and high cholesterol.

Polyunsaturated fats such as corn oil and soybean oil are highly unstable and vulnerable to oxidation — and oxidation, in turn, is linked to cancer — while the omega - 6 fatty acids that predominate in vegetable oils have been shown to accelerate the growth of tumor cells.6 As Fallon and Enig explain, 4 excessive consumption of toxic polyunsaturated oils — not red meat — represents a known mechanism for colon cancer: «Colon cancer occurs when high levels of dietary vegetable oils and hydrogenated fats, along with certain carcinogens, are acted on by certain enzymes in the cells lining the colon, leading to tumor formation» [Emphasis added].

Eating a poor diet, drinking too much alcohol, gaining too much weight, and heavy consumption of red and processed meats are associated with a higher risk of some forms of cancer.

«Our data indicate that higher consumption of total red meat, especially various processed meats, may increase risk of developing type 2 diabetes in women.»

Indeed, unlike animal protein, plant protein has not been associated with increased insulinlike growth factor 1 levels28, 29 and has been linked to lower blood pressure,30 - 32 reduced low - density lipoprotein levels,32 - 34 and improved insulin sensitivity.35 Substitution of plant protein for animal protein has been related to a lower incidence of CVD36 - 39 and type 2 diabetes.40 - 42 Moreover, although a high intake of red meat, particularly processed red meat, has been associated with increased mortality in a recent meta - analysis of 13 cohort studies, 43 high consumption of nuts, a major contributor to plant protein, has been associated lower CVD and all - cause mortality.44 These results underscore the importance of protein sources for risk assessment and suggest that other components in protein - rich foods (eg, sodium, 45 nitrates, and nitrites46 in processed red meat), in addition to protein per se, may have a critical health effect.

A higher dietary ED was associated with a higher consumption of soda and red meat and lower consumption of fruit, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, and white meat (poultry)(Table 1).

It is very well worth noting that consumption of red meat prepared in different ways has been associated with a higher risk of colon, liver, lung, and esophagus cancer, the possibility of developing type 2 diabetes, and mortality in the past.

Current U.S. dietary guidelines and many health professionals have recommended diets higher in fruits and vegetables and lower in red meat as a means of helping to reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease and some cancers.316, 319,320,321,322,323,324 These changes in food consumption, and related changes to food production, could have co-benefits in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

Heavy red meat consumption has been linked to higher cancer rates; beef emits 20 times more greenhouse gases than beans; and industrial animal agriculture is a resource - intensive, highly polluting industry.