Eat less meat
On Thu, 20 Mar 2008 12:23:07 +0000, Dave J. >
wrote:
>In > on Wed, 19 Mar 2008 15:37:52
>-0000, in uk.current-events.bird-flu, 'pearl' wrote:
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>>> I speak BTW as a lifelong carnivore. The nearest I come to vegetarianism
>>> is a vague effort to keep my meat consumption down to what I consider to
>>> be the optimum minimal level that (again as I consider it) gives the
>>> maximum yield in terms of bodily benefits.
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>>'There appears to be no threshold of plant-food enrichment or
>>minimization of fat intake beyond which further disease prevention
>>does not occur. These findings suggest that even small intakes of
>>foods of animal origin are associated with significant increases in
>>plasma cholesterol concentrations, which are associated, in turn,
>>with significant increases in chronic degenerative disease mortality
>>rates. - Campbell TC, Junshi C. Diet and chronic degenerative
>>diseases: perspectives from China. Am J Clin Nutr 1994 May;59
>>(5 Suppl):1153S-1161S.'
>>
>>'Analyses of data from the China studies by his collaborators and
>>others, Campbell told the epidemiology symposium, is leading to
>>policy recommendations. He mentioned three:
>>
>>* The greater the variety of plant-based foods in the diet, the greater
>>the benefit. Variety insures broader coverage of known and unknown
>>nutrient needs.
>>
>>* Provided there is plant food variety, quality and quantity, a healthful
>>and nutritionally complete diet can be attained without animal-based
>>food.
>>
>>* The closer the food is to its native state - with minimal hea
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>Hmm, fair enough I suppose, though I'm suspicious of any hidden motivation
>behind the study. I've always figured that meat provides useful amino
>chunks that are less easy to find in a vegetarian diet, with the
>undesirable fats being a cost that should be kept to a minimum.
>
>If the study holds water over the years then I suppose I'll just have to
>give in and own up to having some meat because a) I like it and b) I'm too
>lazy to organise a balanced vegetarian intake.
You need a balanced diet regardless preference for lazy foods.
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