Blood clots & meat.Eating less red or processed meat and more fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of a venous thromboembolism thromboembolism /throm·bo·em·bo·lism/ (-em´bo-lizm) obstruction of a blood vessel with thrombotic material carried by the blood from the site of origin to plug another vessel. throm·bo·em·bo·lism n. (a blood clot blood clot n. A semisolid, gelatinous mass of coagulated blood that consists of red blood cells, white blood cells, and platelets in a fibrin network. that starts in a vein and travels to the heart, brain, or lungs). In a study of nearly 15,000 healthy middle-aged men and women, those who reported eating at least 11/2 servings of red or processed meat a day had twice the risk of blood clots Blood Clots Definition A blood clot is a thickened mass in the blood formed by tiny substances called platelets. Clots form to stop bleeding, such as at the site of cut. compared to those who ate no more than 1 serving every other day. People who ate at least 4 servings of fruits and vegetables a day had a 40 percent lower risk of thromboembolism than those who ate less than 21/2 servings a day. What to do: It's too early to draw conclusions about thromboembolism and diet after only one study, but it's worth eating less red meat and more fruits and vegetables to reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, and colon cancer colon cancer, cancer of any part of the colon (often called the large intestine). Colon cancer is the second most common cancer diagnosed in the United States. . Circulation 115:188, 2007. |
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