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Quote by: StrongHeartsWin  More data from a different study at Harvard Medical School published in the Archives of Internal Medicine: "We found that higher red meat intake may be a risk factor for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer among premenopausal women," said lead author Eunyoung Cho, an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. In this study more than 90,000 women took part in it over a period of 12 years. And again, a modest consumption of red meat (just 1.5 serving per day) showed a marked difference in contracting cancer. Despite these doubts, Calle agreed that there is an association between red meat and other cancers, such a colorectal cancer. So, she concurs with the American Cancer Society's dietary recommendations to shun red meat. |
Hum, are the cows injected with hormones, or eating a substance that could promote cancer? It is just hard for me to believe red meat in itself is the cause. I want to see a study that includes consideration of what goes into the animal.
I believe more fat in general increases the risk of cancer, and this would not be caused by eating red meat alone, but a high fat diet and lack of exercise. I bet most of us are not getting enough water and exercise for optium health, and many could be lacking in adequate sleep and relaxation.
Also we probably lack adequate fiber and good stuff that comes from fruits and vegetables. Here again is a potential regional problem. Much of our food is grown on almost sterile soil, that is chemically treated with fertilizers. So even if we are eating the right foods, we may not be getting the nutrition we need.
Are we sure the test subjects, didn't shave their arm pits and use anti prespirant? This, plus extra fat, could increase risk. The cancer causing substance could come from something besides the meat, but more fat would increase the risk.