The venerable cow, guilty as charged.Remember anyone urging you to eat more red meat? Unless it's the National Cattlemen's Beef Association National Cattlemen's Beef Association or NCBA, an advocacy group for beef producers in the United States, reports that it works "to increase profit opportunities for cattle and beef producers by enhancing the business climate and building consumer demand. , it's not likely. "If eaten at all, limit intake of red meat to less than three ounces daily." That advice is from the American Institute for Cancer Research, and they have good reasons to support the advice. Red meat is a major source of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be , which may contribute to coronary disease, but also may increase the risk of cancers of the lungs, colon, rectum rectum: see intestine. rectum End segment of the large intestine (see digestion) in which feces accumulate just prior to discharge. It is 5–6 in. (13–15 cm) long and lined with mucous membrane. , breast, uterus and prostate. If that isn't enough, carcinogenic carcinogenic having a capacity for carcinogenesis. compounds called heterocyclic amines and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are created when meat is cooked at high temperatures. Three ounces is a small serving, just a taste, but that is the daily recommendation. Limit red meat to just a couple of times a week and you'll be well within guidelines. (American Institute for Cancer Research) |
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