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Benefits
- High in zinc, which is important for a healthy immune system.
- Contains more iron than most foods, and it is more easily used by the body than iron from other sources
- Also a good source of other vitamins and minerals, including phosphorus, potassium, magnesium, selenium and b vitamins.
- Excellent source of complete proteins
- A high-protein diet based on lean red meat has been shown to help weight loss
Risks
- An increased risk of bowel cancer was found for people who ate more than two servings of red meat per week.
- The Mediterranean diet, which is low in red meat, has been shown to decrease the risk of Alzheimer's disease
- Excessive amounts of red meat can lead to a higher risk of osteoporosis due to an acid byproduct from digesting very large amounts of protein.
- Eating red meat every day can double the risk of Arthritis
- Red meat is high in saturated fat and cholesterol
- A recent study found that rating more than one serving of red meat per day can double the risk of breast cancer, especially in young women.
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11-27-2006 @10:06AM joshua said... i still won't give it up. whats better than prime beef cooked perfectly?
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11-27-2006 @11:26AM Nina said... Because correlation implies causation. For once I'd like to see a well-funded, well-researched and unbiased result.
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11-27-2006 @1:12PM MJ said... Drink water........find something wrong with that!
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11-27-2006 @5:09PM Anna said... Does that mean one serving per week is good?
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11-27-2006 @6:13PM Word Diggity said... Except that bowel cancer study was fatally flawed and done by someone with a vegan agenda.
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11-27-2006 @5:27PM Toni said... Nina, I think www.westonaprice.org might be a place you can start to find some answers.
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11-27-2006 @8:42PM Kevin said... The biggest flaw in the linked article is that it does not distinguish between corn fed or grass fed beef. I've read quite a few articles linking elevated heart disease risk factors attributed to corn fed beef, while grass fed beef is much healhier in comparison. Something amount the ratio of omega 3/omega 6 fatty acids.
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11-27-2006 @10:14PM angelique said... Perhaps the lesson is that we each much consider our diets for ourselves and judge on the basis of an individual, not a group. I was once a vegetarian; I started eating meat again when I found out that because of a genetic problem I am perpetually edging on anemia. Some one else may have a disposition that calls for more veg, or less carbs. We just have to accept that there's no easy solution.
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11-28-2006 @9:18AM Lori W said... Was this research done on cooked or raw beef? Steak Tartar anyone?
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11-29-2006 @11:04AM Chris said... (Drink water........find something wrong with that!)
Actually the water you drink could be bad for you. If it has too many minerals, too much chlorine or not enough, impurities that can make you sick, bacteria, see www.cooklistings.com or www.brainlump.com they specifically speak of BAD WATER. So it is possible
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11-29-2006 @3:30PM timothy bloomberg said... who in their right mind would take dietary advice from a columnist.who did these studies? his or hers information is so unfounded and untrue it's embarrassing. timmy
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11-29-2006 @4:19PM Bebe said... Beef---it's whats for dinner!
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11-29-2006 @2:54PM Donna said... This constant barrage of 'bad for you' stuff reminds me of an old Chevy Chase SNL news bit: "Scientists have just discovered that saliva causes cancer - but only if swallowed in small amounts over a long period of time."
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12-28-2006 @8:20PM lee said... hey where's the BEEF?!!!!! love beef will eat it till i cants eat it anymore.
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11-29-2006 @3:39PM Connie said... Every thing, every where is bad for us. Drink up, eat up, take a chance.
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11-29-2006 @3:50PM sharon said... I don't think the problem is in the meat itself, perhaps the problem is with all of the chemicals, and dyes and additives. Way back in the olden days, people didn't have all of these problems, and they ate a whole lot of meat and potatoes. I think I will continue to take my chances...
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11-29-2006 @3:06PM JULIE PIERCE said... RED MEAT IF IT IS REAL...IT IS PUMPED UP AT WALMART AND AT SUPERMARKETS THAT USE PRE PACKAGED MEATS.
RED MEAT AND WATER ON AISLE TEN AND IN THE MEAT CASE.
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11-29-2006 @3:10PM Schultz:) said... I agree with one of the folks earlier who said do what's right for you. Five years ago I, with my brother, who I miss very much, ran, exercised, ate healthy - all the good stuff none of the bad stuff. On December 24th, 2002 died of an enlarged heart at the age of 34. This just assured me that life is too short to worry about every little thing someone studies about. So, live life, love life and count your blessings not your problems.
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11-30-2006 @2:58PM Dick Michelbach said... A longer and healthier life ; everything in moderation , including food.
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11-30-2006 @7:55AM Dennis Goode said... Everything in moderation, nothing in excess
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