“Lies! All lies!“
After years of worrying that tucking into red meat could lead to a heart attack or cancer, you can relax and enjoy the Sunday roast, say researchers.
A report demolishes the ‘myths and misconceptions’ about the meat, saying that most people eat healthy amounts which are not linked to greater risk of disease.
Modern farming methods have cut fat levels, which can be even lower than chicken, while red meat provides high levels of vital nutrients, including iron.
A vegetarian having a Cheddar cheese salad will eat seven times more fat, pound for pound, than lean red meat contains, says a review by the British Nutrition Foundation.
I plan on celebrating this finding with a thick steak tonight.
Spark up the grill.
I eat red meat on occasion, but I also eat fish and plenty of veggies I don’t eat the crap served in fast food joints. Moderation not abstinence is the key to a long and healthy life.
Good story from the always trustworthy, “The Daily Hate”.
Shenanigans!
Well yeah of course it’s good for you. But everything in MODERATION, something that the general American public has waived bye-bye to a long time ago.
Oh thank gawd! Now I can get my big ol brain into a hat.
oh thank the lord, the last article said I should only eat veggies but this completely oppositely biased article has shown me differently tinted light. ugh.
I’ve not RTFA but I remember reading an article about a professor who only ate Twinkies for a few months and was still able to maintain and lose weight.
In the end it looks like it’s all about calories regardless of how the calories are eaten.
I’m awful proud of you Uncle Dave!
The more skeptical amongst you might care to look at the list of the ‘British Nutrition Foundation’s members – including such well known nutritional campaigners as McDs
http://powerbase.info/index.php/British_Nutrition_Foundation
I once met a vegetarian who turned carnivore after working on a cattle ranch for 2 years. She said she realized the best thing you can do to a bovine is kill it and eat it.
If you eat grass fed beef the news is good.
If you eat grain fed feed lot raised beef the news is less good. With the cost of corn doubling the cost of feed lot beef is going to go up.
Then there is the other solution – feed the cows on beef, preferably the diseases bits of cows brains you can’t use.
what could possibly go wrong ……
I agree that tucking into meat is good for you.
But you’re killing us with the tons, literally tons, of other crap you’re forcing us to eat along with red meat.
Stop it. Just STOP IT!
Dead consumers don’t consume and they certainly don’t pay.
As for Mikey Ds and the other processed meat dealers out there, the less said the better.
I still remember a skit on Laugh In” where the setup was:
The punch line was:
As a fan of the Paleo diet and lifestyle I completely agree that a diet rich in grass fed beef is wonderful. Just dump the dairy and grains and your good to go. Download the ‘Latest In Paleo’ podcast http://5by5.tv/paleo for more info.
Just like the old saying:
A cow a day keeps the doctor away.
I live in New Mexico. I’ve had range fed beef a few times. Tasty and hasn’t been fed in a feedlot.
Seriously, The Daily Mail?
From the article:
“Dr Carrie Ruxton, an independent dietician and member of the Meat Advisory Panel, which is supported by a grant from the meat industry, said: ‘This review highlights that eating red meat in moderation is an important part of a healthy balanced diet.
‘It also lays to rest many of the misconceptions about meat and health. People have been told they can’t eat it and they feel guilty when they do, but given that current intakes, on average, are well within health targets, there is no reason to eat less red meat if you enjoy it.’ ”
Independent” and yet part of a group “paid for by the meat council”, hmm, where have we seen that?
“Meat and you: partners in freedom”
“and now thanks to our friends at the meat council, help yourself to this free tripe!”
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bps-xbo8wnA
The China Study ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_China_Study_%28book%29 ) is very interesting, I would recommend the unabridged audiobook version to all DU readers.
Ethics is the best reason to promote Veganism, of not seeing other animals as “things”, as an “it”, but as our friends.
If you’re interested in learning more about Veganism, please visit http://abolitionistapproach.com/
and try these shows http://bit.ly/veganpodcastinfo
My last blog entry was of how “synthetics” are replacing “wearing animal skin” in professional uniforms, from police, race car drivers or those in the military, theres a general move away from killing and using others for their skin, and on grounds of technical superiority too.
Who would you rather be, the aging baby boomer, on a HARDLY Davidson, with a families worth of cattle skin straining over his gut? Or The Stig?
http://coexistingwithnonhumananimals.blogspot.com/2011/02/professional-use-of-synthetics-for.html
jaywontdart
No Agenda Vegan in Residence
#17 jaywontdart said, “seeing other animals as “things”, as an “it”, but as our friends”
You’re joking, right? Ever try to make a cow your best buddy? Cows are walking protein factories. They have no other reason to exist except to provide milk, veal and beef. Meanwhile, the human body is designed to consume and process flesh. Yes, we are omnivores but we are also predominantly carnivores. If you can’t consider the human digestive tract, then at least look at your teeth. Think you really need those sharp incisors for a salad? There is good evidence to suggest one of the major problems we have in the developed world is an INsufficient amount of meat in our diet. Never met a vegan I got along with. The species seems overpopulated with women who don’t shave their legs. And why do almost all vegans spend half their family income on dietary supplements? You want to be a vegan? Great, go ahead. Did wonders for Steve Jobs.
#18 Animby, what have you got against “women who don’t shave their legs?” Haven’t you ever caressed an unshaven leg? Very sensual. I guess YMMV, De gustibus non disputandum and all that.
My favorite take on red meat is from noted American philosopher Tommy Smothers:
“Red meat is NOT bad for you. Now blue-green meat, THAT’S bad for you!”
I guess then the 400 pound guy standing in line at Golden Corral all-u-can-eat steak station is in perfect health?