They all seem to be coming to the same conclusions, though – we will die of cancer, so had better get healthy soon. This one is no different.
A diet high in red meat can shorten life expectancy, according to researchers at Harvard Medical School.
The study of more than 120,000 people suggested red meat increased the risk of death from cancer and heart problems.
Substituting red meat with fish, chicken or nuts lowered the risks, the authors said.
I’m not sure I have the energy to dissect this study – the “suggested” tends to suggest all we need to know.
Thing is, even if they are right and eating red meat increases the risk of cardiovascular problems or cancer in later life, I just don’t care. We have to die of something and I’d rather live for today and let tomorrow look after itself, and if that costs me a few years that might otherwise have been spent dribbling in senility, then so be it. I’ll just take the risk.
“If you eat processed meats like bacon, ham, sausages or burgers several times a week, add variation to your diet by substituting these for other protein sources such as fish, poultry, beans or lentils.”
No thanks, I’ll stick with my full English, if you don’t mind – although I’m not averse to a bit of chicken…
XX “If you eat processed meats like bacon, ham, sausages or burgers several times a week, add variation to your diet by substituting these for other protein sources such as fish, poultry, beans or lentils.”XX
I can go with that. Monday, Pork. Tuesday, pork and lentils, Wednesdy, bacon. Thursday, bacon and beans.
Sunday dinner? Bacon, pork, bean and lentil stew, with pork sausages, fish fingers, and hamburger on the side (White bread, with pork dripping, of course.)
GREAT!
P.S. Don’t forget thee black pudding for…. well pudding, really.
In the words of Kingsley Amis, “No pleasure is worth giving up for the sake of two more years in a geriatric home at Weston-super-Mare.”
That bit of chicken I mentioned… Goes nicely wrapped in a rasher of bacon and coated with cheese.
The actual increase in risk determined by the “study” was 12%. This is background noise, no respectable epidemiologist would accept anything less than a 100% increase as valid. The veggie tendency is armed and on the march, defend your steak sandwich to the death.
While reading this, I have red meat and red mine to the side. Oh dear, I’m going to die.
Who is going to replace bacon with lentils? Are these people sane?
Caffeine, don’t forget that caffeine is the evil personal health crime du jour as well as beef.
Saw some moron on the TV this morning saying that action was needed to persuade people to conform to government guidlines I shouted at the telly, “What’s needed is for you to fuck off and mind your own bastard business”. The next thought that occured was that there seem to be government guidlines about everything. The government presumably has people compiling these guidlines based on “facts” that they pull out of their arses. The government pays these people with my money and everyone except the mainstream media ignores them.
I like my fillet steak so rare that it still flinches when you stick the fork in. Replace it with LENTILS??? They can depart, stage left, making copulatory movements.
I just wish I could afford that steak more frequently than once every couple of months! đŸ˜ˆ
That bit of chicken I mentioned…
You have that recipe as well then LR, bloody tasty isn’t it?!
We’re doing this over on Counting Cats too.
Recent research at my local pub in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, concluded that taking heed of research conclusions is likely to waste approximately 7 months in an average lifetime. I’d much rather have a double cheese burger with deep fried chorizo on the side.
I just did another study.
It turns out that 100% of non-smokers die.
ONE HUNDRED PERCENT!!!
That’s me shagged then.