Is the Greater American Meat-eater now an endangered species? I've just spent a few minutes reading a review of a study published by the US National Cancer Institute in the American Journal of Epidemiology (http://aje.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/kwp280). Dr Rashi Sinha and his colleagues have analysed data collected from over 175,000 American males looking particularly at meat-eating habits. During the course of the study 10,313 of those participating developed prostate cancer, 1,102 were advanced cases and 419 died. The conclusion is that there is a 12% increased risk of developing prostate cancer among those who eat red meat and a 7% increase among those who eat processed meat.
This is just one of a number of studies that have looked at the cancer related risks associated with eating red and processed meats escpecially those cooked at high heat. It does appear that the Greater American Meat-eater, usually seen presiding over a Bar-B-Q, truly is an endangered species unless, of course, you know better.
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