Most people should cut back
on their red meat consumption!
«It's healthier as it's a perfect way to cut down
on red meat consumption and enhance a lifestyle change.»
Not exact matches
The International Agency for Research
on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the
consumption of
red meat and processed
meat.
After thoroughly reviewing the accumulated scientific literature, a Working Group of 22 experts from 10 countries convened by the IARC Monographs Programme classified the
consumption of
red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A), based
on limited evidence that the
consumption of
red meat causes cancer in humans and strong mechanistic evidence supporting a carcinogenic effect.
The
consumption of
meat varies greatly between countries, with from a few percent up to 100 % of people eating
red meat, depending
on the country, and somewhat lower proportions eating processed
meat.
Hallmarks of the Mediterranean diet include: a variety of minimally processed whole grains and legumes as the staple food; plenty of a huge diversity of fresh vegetables consumed
on a daily basis; fresh fruits as the typical daily dessert; cold pressed extra-virgin olive oil, nuts, and seeds as the principal source of fat; moderate
consumption of fish; dairy products consumed in low amounts;
red and processed
meat consumed in very low frequency and amounts; and wine consumed in low to moderate amounts only with meals.
«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.
If you begin inspecting scientific studies and available literature
on the issue, you will quickly realize that the claim that
red meat consumption improves strength levels doesn't actually have a strong scientific backbone.
On the other hand, there is evidence that
red meat consumption is not detrimental to our health if it is part of a mixed diet.
The vast majority of information I've read
on Paleo diets be it through blogs or books advocate
red meat consumption.
People should aim to reduce overall
consumption of
red meat and processed
meat, but when you do opt to have it, go easy
on the grill.
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].