The Truth About Red Meat

THE TRUTH RED MEAT aboat WHY YOU SHOULD RECONSIDER YOUR BOVINE-DINING HABITS Any meat which is red when uncooked is called red meat. WHAT IS 'RED MEAT'? This includes livestock animals, and some fowls. also {drumroll) beef goat pork duele BEEF 25% PORK 38% OTHERS 7% POULTRY 30% TOTAL MEAT PRODUCED WHO'S MAD ABOUT RED MEAT? Below are the four biggest red meat consumers in 2011, listing only the top two red meat products, beef and pork "numbers in 1o0o metric tonnes BEEF CONSUMED PORK CONSUMED UNITED STATES EUROPEAN UNION BRAZIL CHINA Pork makes up more than half the meat consumed in China, even up to 70% in some areas, Overall, the Chinese produce and eat more than half the world's pig * HEALTH RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH RED MEAT CONSUMPTION CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES Saturated fat and cholesterol in pork, beef, and lamb increase the risk of coronary heart diseases. The type of iron found in red meat, called heme iron, is also linked to heart attacks and fatal heart diseases. COLORECTAL CANCER Haemoglobin and myoglobin molecules found in red meat trigger a process called nitrosation in the gut which leads to the formation of carcinogens. OBESITY 225 People who consume red and processed meat have a higher intake of total protein than people who get their protein from fish or dairy sources. This results in higher BMIS and waist circumference. sources created by http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/features/the-truth-about-red-meat http://articles.latimes.com/2012/mar/14/news/la-heb-red-meat-why-bad-20120314 http://www.cattlerange.com/world-beef/world-beef.html http://www.ers.usda.gov/news/BSECoverage.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_meat milkwhale