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 ...
It’s not going to stop from me eating red meat.
I have a Brisket on the smoker as we speak.
I went high protein because the carbs were definitely killing me. Guess you can’t win.
I’m smoking a pork shoulder. It’s been on for 14 hours so only a few to go.
They’ll have us eating little green crackers soon.
Would like to see their methodology and determine whether there was a causal link or merely a corollary link between diet and cancer risk. Would also like to see the numbers that took part of this longitudinal study.
Seems odd that they could have a 20 year long study (going back to 1994) conclude when the Atkins diet was not big in the dieting world until around 2001. In 1994, we were still in the “low-fat, high-carb” diet phase for trendy diets.
Agenda 21 cheerleading “research” brought to you by the UN Leftist academics at the University of Spoiled Children.
My personal guess is, she’s discovered a mere statistical correlation from which she’s synthesizing a “cause and effect”.
Where are the details? Controls?
You really can’t believe anything you read unless you know the agenda of the writer. This sounds like a PITA piece.
The reason we don’t have huge guts like our much shorter lived simian relatives is it takes less gut to process protein. The high protein diet allowed us to get bigger and have huge brains. We out live all of our simian family tree and they eat, mostly, non-protein.
Birth is a terminal illness.
I wonder if preparation methods are a factor. Does steaming and braising vs barbecuing, broiling and frying make any difference in cancer rates?
You must be a true son of the South. Barbeque is a religion here.
Probably the worst enemy I ever made among my women friends was a gal from Texas. We got into a terrific (and stupid)argument over what meat was best for BBQ. I stand by pork but she swears by beef.
I’m wiping the drool as I type! That makes me think of pernil, which I love with black beans and rice and plantains. That smoked flavor is incredible!
PITA...was that on purpose?
Well in that case I may as well just start smoking again!
The only comment I have is that sometimes we accept these studies a FACT and sometimes we don’t, all based on our personal bias. I’ve seen studies no more conclusive than this one practically quoted as Bible verse.
I like brisket but you can buy ribeye or porterhouse for the same price. Put some good oak or hickory in and those are better than brisket.
I used a real charcoal grill so I can smoke and grill. A little more work and time but its worth it. Guess this 10lb shoulder will give me a little too much according to this article. too bad
Any study that happens to support global warming activist propaganda (red meat is bad for the planet) is automatically suspect.
“Scientists” everywhere have been given their marching orders
They successfully made tobacco evil; not so much for meat though they have been trying hard for years. Now they are trying to hitch the anti meat campaign to their great work tobacco.
“I used a real charcoal grill so I can smoke and grill.”
My, my, aren’t you just a greenies nightmare!
(I still prefer the pork.)
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