Red Meat provides a rich source of high-quality protein and a variety of important nutrients that are vital for optimal health. The nutrients in red meat can provide a useful contribution to the intakes of key nutrients commonly found to be in short supply in the diets of some population groups. In particular, the nutrient intakes of young infants, adolescents, women of child-bearing age and older adults may benefit from including lean red meat in their diets.
However, recent studies indicated that long-term consumption of increasing amounts of red meat and particularly of processed meat is associated with an increased risk of total mortality, cardiovascular disease, colorectal cancer and type 2 diabetes, in both men and women. Also, meat production is one of the most important ways in which humanity affects the environment: We cut down forests to create pasture as well as arable land to meet the demand for animal feed. This book will give you the hidden truth behind dangers and actual benefits of consuming Red Meat…
CONTENTS
- A BIT ABOUT RED MEAT
- RED MEAT COMPOSITION
- PROCESSED MEAT
- CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS & RESIDUE IN MEAT
- COOKING MEAT
- RED MEAT & CANCER
- RED MEAT – CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE & MORTALITY
- RED MEAT & KIDNEYS
- RED MEAT & THE ENVIRONMENT
