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03-11-2015, 03:10 PM
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Why red meat can be good for your health: After days of dire cancer warnings, take comfort in this expert analysis
Have you vowed to cut down on bacon after flurry of warnings?
WHO classified red meat as 'probably carcinogenic'
Here, experts reveal the ways that meat is important for good health
By THEA JOURDAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Thea+Jourdan+for+the+Daily+Mail)
PUBLISHED: 22:25 GMT, 2 November 2015 | UPDATED: 00:11 GMT, 3 November 2015
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Many health experts advise against giving up red meat altogether
Worried by the flurry of warnings about eating meat? Have you vowed to cut down on bacon sarnies and steak or even contemplated going veggie?
One in ten adults - and one in five 16 to 24-year-olds - follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, according to research published last year by market research firm Mintel.
Many more have turned 'flexitarian' - limiting their meat intake, but not reducing it entirely, or giving up red meat, but still eating white.
Indeed, chicken accounts for around half of all meat intake in Britain, up from a third in the early Nineties.
The numbers are likely to rise further following last week's alarming report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which classified processed meat such as bacon and sausages as 'carcinogenic to humans' and red meat as 'probably carcinogenic'.
And yesterday, researchers at Oxford University warned that just two portions of red meat a week increases the risk of bowel cancer by a fifth. But before you rush off to stock up on tofu and quinoa, it's worth noting that the average risk of developing bowel cancer is 6 per cent - so the increase in risk calculated by the WHO and by the Oxford researchers would mean an overall risk of around 7 per cent.
Furthermore, many health experts advise against giving up red meat altogether. That's because in its natural state it is a rich source of energy and essential nutrients.
'Eating red meat brings a lot of health advantages to a balanced diet,' says Priya Tew, an independent registered dietitian.
'The link between eating red meat and colo- rectal cancer is much less compelling [than it is for processed meat] and you would have to eat far more than people in Britain currently do.'
Most people eat about 70g of red meat per day, which is the amount the NHS says is fine - it's the equivalent of a small steak every two days.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?219318-Why-red-meat-can-be-good-for-your-health&goto=newpost).
Why red meat can be good for your health: After days of dire cancer warnings, take comfort in this expert analysis
Have you vowed to cut down on bacon after flurry of warnings?
WHO classified red meat as 'probably carcinogenic'
Here, experts reveal the ways that meat is important for good health
By THEA JOURDAN FOR THE DAILY MAIL (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&authornamef=Thea+Jourdan+for+the+Daily+Mail)
PUBLISHED: 22:25 GMT, 2 November 2015 | UPDATED: 00:11 GMT, 3 November 2015
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/11/02/22/21A8E53900000578-3300942-image-a-2_1446501901624.jpg
Many health experts advise against giving up red meat altogether
Worried by the flurry of warnings about eating meat? Have you vowed to cut down on bacon sarnies and steak or even contemplated going veggie?
One in ten adults - and one in five 16 to 24-year-olds - follow a vegetarian or vegan diet, according to research published last year by market research firm Mintel.
Many more have turned 'flexitarian' - limiting their meat intake, but not reducing it entirely, or giving up red meat, but still eating white.
Indeed, chicken accounts for around half of all meat intake in Britain, up from a third in the early Nineties.
The numbers are likely to rise further following last week's alarming report by the World Health Organisation (WHO), which classified processed meat such as bacon and sausages as 'carcinogenic to humans' and red meat as 'probably carcinogenic'.
And yesterday, researchers at Oxford University warned that just two portions of red meat a week increases the risk of bowel cancer by a fifth. But before you rush off to stock up on tofu and quinoa, it's worth noting that the average risk of developing bowel cancer is 6 per cent - so the increase in risk calculated by the WHO and by the Oxford researchers would mean an overall risk of around 7 per cent.
Furthermore, many health experts advise against giving up red meat altogether. That's because in its natural state it is a rich source of energy and essential nutrients.
'Eating red meat brings a lot of health advantages to a balanced diet,' says Priya Tew, an independent registered dietitian.
'The link between eating red meat and colo- rectal cancer is much less compelling [than it is for processed meat] and you would have to eat far more than people in Britain currently do.'
Most people eat about 70g of red meat per day, which is the amount the NHS says is fine - it's the equivalent of a small steak every two days.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://www.singsupplies.com/showthread.php?219318-Why-red-meat-can-be-good-for-your-health&goto=newpost).