RED MEAT.
MYTHS AND FACTS.
There has been perhaps more misinformation written about red meat than any other part of our diet, usually from scientific data to vegetarians trying to impose their views on to us all.
Red meat is a rich source of protein and an excellent source of iron, which is the mineral commonly most lacking in diet and especially important, to pregnant women and young children.
There is the myth about red meat being bad for the heart, there is no evidence to back up this claim, as long as the meat is lean.
Lean meat is low in saturated fat and does not raise the cholesterol levels, in fact a good diet of meat may in fact lower blood pressure.
The fact that a high protein diet can help you lose weight, is a known tried and tested fact of life.
Links to cancer, should be taken with a pinch of salt in all foods, however one can safely assume smoking is bad for the heart as well as the lungs.
Only 60 years ago, the word cancer was hardly heard of everything was TB or TB related, one cannot help but wonder how many of the TB cases were in fact cancer.
Millions of people had TB in England until the 1950’s, for which there was no cure, at best you may get into a sanitarium to breathe the fresh air, at worse you struggled on until you died.
Today there have been links with coffee and cancer, margarine and heat disease which one can safely assume are marketing devices for alternative foods.
In Argentina the beef consumption per capita is 73 kilos a year, Argentina enjoys one of the oldest populations in the world, for people live until well into their 80’s in the majority of households.
That in itself is food for thought, have you ever seen anyone serving in a health food shop that looks healthy, take note next time you pass one, for they are usually pale little things with the most awful pimples..