Some of the studies showing the negatives of red meat have been sponsored by vegetarian groups. The defenders of meat are often supported by meat industry-backed organizations. Combine these factors with diet fads that include no meat and those that include almost nothing but, and it’s hard to know what you can and can’t eat.
The U.S. National Cancer institute has released a study in which they argue that a diet heavy in red meat can lead to many diseases and an increased mortality rate.
Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer’s, stomach ulcers and an array of other conditions as well, a U.S. National Cancer Institute study has found.
This study supports several respected findings from the past. And for what its worth, pork, it turns out, is not the other white meat - it’s listed among the reds. Also, how meat is cooked makes a difference. Read on.
