Is Eating Red Meat Healthy?
By admin • Mar 24th, 2009 • Category: Healthy Eating
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No, according to a study by the U.S. National Cancer Institute.
Diets rich in red meat and in processed meat modestly shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer’s, stomach ulcers and an array of other conditions as well.
The federal study of more than 500,000 middle-aged and elderly men and women confirms prior evidence of the health risks of diets laden with red meat like hamburger and processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts.
In contrast, a higher intake of white meat (fish, chicken, turkey and other poultry) appeared to be associated with a slightly decreased risk for overall death and cancer death.
But this does not mean you should give up red meat entirely. You don’t have to be a vegetarian. But you really must cut down your red meat and processed meats intake. Have it just a couple times a week.
The findings appear in the Archives of Internal Medicine.