Posted on 09/01/2014 4:30:03 AM PDT by Jacob Kell
Eating too much protein could be as dangerous as smoking for middle-aged people, a study has found.
Research which tracked thousands of adults for nearly 20 years found that those who eat a diet rich in animal protein are four times more likely to die of cancer than someone with a low-protein diet.
The risk is nearly as high as the danger of developing cancer from smoking 20 cigarettes each day.
Previous studies have shown a link between cancer and red meat, but it is the first time research has measured the risk of death associated with regularly eating too much protein.
(Excerpt) Read more at ww2.nationalpost.com ...
“PITA...was that on purpose?”
No, actually. I was trying to recall the acronym and I even said aloud, “People eating tasty animals.” And, then I typed “I.” Brain flatulence...
Another example of agenda driven research.
Ranks up there with the research that “proves” cow farts cause global warming.
Gotcha, I thought you were joking by saying pain in the asses.
Depending on food preparation I suspect you could take the study any direction you want.
The fact of the matter is that higher protein diets tend to be very successful in monitored weight loss programs. I suspect there’s quite a few people who would be upset if the war on obesity was won overnight.
Americans have been gradually educated on the metabolic poisons introduced in our food supply in the form of processed foods. They are slowly but surely taking actions to reduce exposure to overly processed foods.
Protein diets are essential where many busy, working Americans are finding that they simply don’t burn enough calories to justify the consumption of carbohydrate rich breads, fast foods, dessert entres that are so abundantly available. At a basic level those carbohydrates are never used, converted rapidly into basic sugars and absorbed as fat. Protein diets, when monitored carefully will enable people to put their bodies into ketosis and burn off fat supplies rather than feed them.
We’ve been subjected to a lot of recent hype on how raising cattle is causing global warming and threatening all of humanity. I suspect the same people are behind this crapola as well. Just about anything will give you cancer these days, and yet I suspect we are more at risk from processed foodstuffs than a healthy protein over carbs diet plan.
So, so true. If its reproducible chemistry, thermodynamics, etc., it is generally trustworthy. If it has to do with collecting data on human behavior, you can't trust any of it. I've seen far too many studies (most usually) that purposefully ignore major variables or massage the data to fit their agenda.
As a general rule, I can tell you what a study will conclude, if you tell me what it is, i.e. "What is the effect of global warming on racism." Only someone with preconceived notions and a heavy agenda would even propose asking the question.
Well it is a Big Green Egg which is ceramic, so thats earth friendly right?
I eat a bit of everything with a particular fondness for carbs, whole grains especially. I eat chicken and fish with occasional red meat, perhaps once or twice a month. I fill up on fruit. I don’t make any effort to follow any plan I just eat what I like and don’t mind paying for. At $10/lb, I don’t miss steak much at all.
She’s right :)
PETA pushing their BS again!!
Same here. My weight and blood pressure are down and my cholesterol is normal. Same is true for my wife. We're healthier than we've been in years. And we certainly feel better and have more energy. If there's an increased cancer risk, it's risk we're going to have to take, given all the benefits.
It is not all PETA BS.
Check out books like "The Pleasure Trap", "Forks Over Knives", or anything by Dr. Joel Furman. These books have nothing to do with PETA, yet all essentially say the same thing about animal protein.
“They’ll have us eating little green crackers soon.”
Umm, as I recall they were made from red meat protein too......
This is idiotic. Lung cancer is the biggie associated with cigarette smoking. The article doesn’t say what KIND of cancer is correlated with a “high-protein” diet. I guarantee you it ain’t lung cancer. Now, if it means pancreatic, that would be serious. Prostate or skin cancer, less so.
that crap is what my food eats!
I’m 77 and will continue eating meat!!!!
Forks over Knives is rather questionable from what I hear:
Let’s consider a more recent example of higher protein versus lower protein diets....consider the Japanese pre WWII. The average Japanese soldier was 5’3”. Their diet was remarkably lower on protein than that of American soldiers, who average height was 5’8”. The Japanese were a homogenous people with a traditional diet that had remained unchanged over hundreds of years. The Americans represented diverse heritage but all partook in a remarkably protein rich diet given the abundance of American food resources.
You know what? Enough research. Screw the left, they just suck, don’t they? They have to push all sorts of crap and never look at the consequences or learn from history. I could list a thousand pages of fact but they don’t operate by facts, just their agenda. There is no reconciliation possible with their mindless idiocy.
Everyone, hope your bbqs turn out perfectly - cheers and enjoy!
Pork
hmmm, you could be right but I think it was actually long pork and not technically red meat.
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