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The Beef Diet is a Prescription for Disaster
The Beef Diet: Prescription for Disaster
By Neal D. Barnard President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Washington, DC Imagine if two jumbo jets collided over a major city and, in the resulting fireball, 4,000 people died -- it would be a national tragedy -- one of the worst accidents ever. People would demand that airlines and the government made sure nothing like that could ever happen again. A tragedy of this proportion happened the day before yesterday. It happened yesterday, too. It will happen again today and tomorrow. Every single day in the United States, 4,000 lives are taken by heart attacks and almost nothing is being done about it. For years now, we have known of the role diet plays in health, yet unhealthy diets are still promoted by the government, livestock industries, advertisers, and even doctors. Healthy diets must be presented and encouraged by these groups if America's health care crisis is going to be solved. Dietary changes are worth making. Two of the three leading killers of Americans are heart disease and stroke. Both are linked to "hardening of the arteries" -- arteriosclerosis -- which, in turn, is largely caused by high-fat, cholesterol-laden diets. As we all know, animal flesh, and beef in particular, is a major source of cholesterol and saturated fat. The enormous toll of these diseases is taken one patient at a time, as doctors finally give up trying to resuscitate yet another heart that is damaged beyond hope. The toll is also felt in the national pocketbook. Coronary bypasses and expensive diagnostic tests are now the budget-breaking routine in every city in America. Many other diseases also have their roots in our daily meals. Breast cancer, which has reached epidemic proportions, killing one woman every twelve minutes, is clearly related to diet. The same connections have been drawn between diet and cancers of the colon and prostate. In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, some 80 percent of cancer deaths are attributable to smoking, diet, and other identifiable and controllable factors. Foods rich in fat and oils increase our cancer risk. About 40 percent of all the calories we eat comes from the fat in meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, fried foods and vegetable oils. These fats stimulate the over- production of hormones which encourage cancer and promote the development of carcinogens in the digestive tract. Not only are beef and other meats high in cholesterol and saturated fats, but they are also low in some vital vitamins and minerals, and they contain zero fiber. Recently there has been enormous scientific attention given to the role beta-carotene and other vitamins and minerals play in blocking cancer growth. Whole grains, fruits, legumes, and vegetables are full of vitamins and minerals. And plant foods have fiber -- a substance completely lacking in beef and other meats. We have long known that fiber helps eliminate many common gastrointestinal problems such as constipation; however, evidence shows that it also is protective against a wide variety of diseases ranging from colon cancer to diabetes, and from gallstones to appendicitis. It also binds with carcinogenic substances, bile, and excess hormones which would otherwise rest in the digestive tract, and moves them out of the body. As one studies the diets of people around the world, one thing becomes clear: as people give up traditional diets that are low in fats, high in fiber, and predominantly plant-based in favor of beef and other meats, the incidence of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes, and kidney disease rises. At the same time, life expectancy and quality of life decline. In recent years, Japan has been the target of American beef and tobacco promotional campaigns that seem to be some sort of Pearl Harbor revenge program. Members of the higher socioeconomic strata, who are adopting Westernized diets, have much higher rates of breast, colon, and prostate cancer and heart disease than their counterparts who eat less (or no) meat. The Beyond Beef campaign is encouraging people to make this simple change -- to step away from beef. It is a move that is good for you, for others, for animals, and for the environment. So live a little; try some new cuisine; experiment with traditional and ethnic foods. It could well help you live a lot healthier longer. - Dr. Neal Barnard is President of The Physicians Committee For Responsible Medicine, a nationwide group of physicians that promotes preventive medicine and addresses controversies in modern medicine. In April 1991, he and three other doctors unveiled a proposal to replace the old Four Food Groups concept initiated in 1956. In his book, "The Power of Your Plate," Dr. Barnard documents the scientific evidence supporting a low-fat, vegetarian diet as the most potent regimen to reduce risk of heart disease, cancer, weight problems and food-borne illness. Aside from serving as a practicing physician on the faculty of the George Washington School of Medicine, he is also an Associate Director for Behavioral Studies at the Institute for Disease Prevention. Dr. Barnard is a director of Behavioral Studies at the Institute for Disease Prevention at George Washington University. Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi Om Shanti o o o o Not for commercial use. Solely to be fairly used for the educational purposes of research and open discussion. The contents of this post may not have been authored by, and do not necessarily represent the opinion of the poster. 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The Beef Diet is a Prescription for Disaster
On 2/18/2013 11:45 AM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote:
> The Beef Diet: Prescription for Disaster > > By Neal D. Barnard > President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine PCRM are a scaremongering socialist pseudoscience organization. |
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The Beef Diet is a Prescription for Disaster
Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
> > The Beef Diet: Prescription for Disaster > > By Neal D. Barnard > President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine > Washington, DC > > Imagine if two jumbo jets collided over a major city and, > in the resulting fireball, 4,000 people died -- it would > be a national tragedy -- one of the worst accidents ever. > People would demand that airlines and the government made > sure nothing like that could ever happen again. > > A tragedy of this proportion happened the day before > yesterday. It happened yesterday, too. It will happen > again today and tomorrow. Every single day in the United > States, 4,000 lives are taken by heart attacks and almost > nothing is being done about it. > > For years now, we have known of the role diet plays in > health, yet unhealthy diets are still promoted by the > government, livestock industries, advertisers, and even > doctors. Healthy diets must be presented and encouraged > by these groups if America's health care crisis is going > to be solved. > > Dietary changes are worth making. Two of the three > leading killers of Americans are heart disease and > stroke. Both are linked to "hardening of the arteries" -- > arteriosclerosis -- which, in turn, is largely caused by > high-fat, cholesterol-laden diets. As we all know, animal > flesh, and beef in particular, is a major source of > cholesterol and saturated fat. > > The enormous toll of these diseases is taken one patient > at a time, as doctors finally give up trying to > resuscitate yet another heart that is damaged beyond > hope. The toll is also felt in the national pocketbook. > Coronary bypasses and expensive diagnostic tests are now > the budget-breaking routine in every city in America. > > Many other diseases also have their roots in our daily > meals. Breast cancer, which has reached epidemic > proportions, killing one woman every twelve minutes, is > clearly related to diet. The same connections have been > drawn between diet and cancers of the colon and prostate. > In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, some > 80 percent of cancer deaths are attributable to smoking, > diet, and other identifiable and controllable factors. > Foods rich in fat and oils increase our cancer risk. > About 40 percent of all the calories we eat comes from > the fat in meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, fried > foods and vegetable oils. These fats stimulate the over- > production of hormones which encourage cancer and promote > the development of carcinogens in the digestive tract. > > Not only are beef and other meats high in cholesterol and > saturated fats, but they are also low in some vital > vitamins and minerals, and they contain zero fiber. > Recently there has been enormous scientific attention > given to the role beta-carotene and other vitamins and > minerals play in blocking cancer growth. Whole grains, > fruits, legumes, and vegetables are full of vitamins and > minerals. And plant foods have fiber -- a substance > completely lacking in beef and other meats. We have long > known that fiber helps eliminate many common > gastrointestinal problems such as constipation; however, > evidence shows that it also is protective against a wide > variety of diseases ranging from colon cancer to > diabetes, and from gallstones to appendicitis. It also > binds with carcinogenic substances, bile, and excess > hormones which would otherwise rest in the digestive > tract, and moves them out of the body. > > As one studies the diets of people around the world, one > thing becomes clear: as people give up traditional diets > that are low in fats, high in fiber, and predominantly > plant-based in favor of beef and other meats, the > incidence of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, > diabetes, and kidney disease rises. At the same time, > life expectancy and quality of life decline. In recent > years, Japan has been the target of American beef and > tobacco promotional campaigns that seem to be some sort > of Pearl Harbor revenge program. Members of the higher > socioeconomic strata, who are adopting Westernized diets, > have much higher rates of breast, colon, and prostate > cancer and heart disease than their counterparts who eat > less (or no) meat. > > The Beyond Beef campaign is encouraging people to make > this simple change -- to step away from beef. It is a > move that is good for you, for others, for animals, and > for the environment. So live a little; try some new > cuisine; experiment with traditional and ethnic foods. It > could well help you live a lot healthier longer. > > - Dr. Neal Barnard is President of The Physicians > Committee For Responsible Medicine, a nationwide group of > physicians that promotes preventive medicine and > addresses controversies in modern medicine. In April > 1991, he and three other doctors unveiled a proposal to > replace the old Four Food Groups concept initiated in > 1956. > > In his book, "The Power of Your Plate," Dr. Barnard > documents the scientific evidence supporting a low-fat, > vegetarian diet as the most potent regimen to reduce risk > of heart disease, cancer, weight problems and food-borne > illness. Aside from serving as a practicing physician on > the faculty of the George Washington School of Medicine, > he is also an Associate Director for Behavioral Studies > at the Institute for Disease Prevention. > > Dr. Barnard is a director of Behavioral Studies at the > Institute for Disease Prevention at George Washington > University. > > Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi > Om Shanti The Beef-Colon Cancer Link Excerpt Now a spate of new studies are connecting red meat consumption to colon cancer, the number two cause of cancer in the United States. Over 100,000 cases of colon cancer are diagnosed each year, and over 50,000 died of the disease in 1990 alone. In a six-year study of 88,751 women from the ages of 30 to 59 years old, the largest study ever conducted on colon cancer and diet, researchers found that women who ate red meat every day are "two and a half times more likely to have colon cancer than women who ate meat sparingly or not at all." Dr Walter Willett, of the Brigham and Women's Hospital of Boston, the director of the study, said of the findings: "If you step back and look at the data, the optimum amount of red meat you eat should be zero." In the beef-eating cultures of the Western world, the incidence of colon cancer is up to ten times the rate of non-beef-eating cultures of Asia and the developing world. - Kolata, Gina, "Animal Fat is Tied to Colon Cancer" New York Times, December 13, 1990 - Willet, Walter C., et al, "Relationship of Meat, Fat and Fiber Intake to the Risk of Colon Cancer in Prospective Study Among Women" New England Journal of Medicine, 333:24 (1990), pg. 1664 - Rifkin, Jeremy, "Beyond Beef," Dutton, 1992, pg. 172 Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi Om Shanti http://groups.google.com/group/alt.fan.jai-maharaj |
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The Beef Diet is a Prescription for Disaster
On Feb 18, 1:24*pm, George Plimpton > wrote:
> On 2/18/2013 11:45 AM, Dr. Jai Maharaj wrote: > > > The Beef Diet: Prescription for Disaster > > > By Neal D. Barnard > > President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine > > PCRM are a scaremongering socialist pseudoscience organization. Said the pet food cow genius. |
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The Beef Diet is a Prescription for Disaster
Dr. Jai Maharaj posted:
> > > The Beef Diet: Prescription for Disaster > > > > By Neal D. Barnard > > President, Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine > > Washington, DC > > > > Imagine if two jumbo jets collided over a major city and, > > in the resulting fireball, 4,000 people died -- it would > > be a national tragedy -- one of the worst accidents ever. > > People would demand that airlines and the government made > > sure nothing like that could ever happen again. > > > > A tragedy of this proportion happened the day before > > yesterday. It happened yesterday, too. It will happen > > again today and tomorrow. Every single day in the United > > States, 4,000 lives are taken by heart attacks and almost > > nothing is being done about it. > > > > For years now, we have known of the role diet plays in > > health, yet unhealthy diets are still promoted by the > > government, livestock industries, advertisers, and even > > doctors. Healthy diets must be presented and encouraged > > by these groups if America's health care crisis is going > > to be solved. > > > > Dietary changes are worth making. Two of the three > > leading killers of Americans are heart disease and > > stroke. Both are linked to "hardening of the arteries" -- > > arteriosclerosis -- which, in turn, is largely caused by > > high-fat, cholesterol-laden diets. As we all know, animal > > flesh, and beef in particular, is a major source of > > cholesterol and saturated fat. > > > > The enormous toll of these diseases is taken one patient > > at a time, as doctors finally give up trying to > > resuscitate yet another heart that is damaged beyond > > hope. The toll is also felt in the national pocketbook. > > Coronary bypasses and expensive diagnostic tests are now > > the budget-breaking routine in every city in America. > > > > Many other diseases also have their roots in our daily > > meals. Breast cancer, which has reached epidemic > > proportions, killing one woman every twelve minutes, is > > clearly related to diet. The same connections have been > > drawn between diet and cancers of the colon and prostate. > > In fact, according to the National Cancer Institute, some > > 80 percent of cancer deaths are attributable to smoking, > > diet, and other identifiable and controllable factors. > > Foods rich in fat and oils increase our cancer risk. > > About 40 percent of all the calories we eat comes from > > the fat in meats, poultry, fish, dairy products, fried > > foods and vegetable oils. These fats stimulate the over- > > production of hormones which encourage cancer and promote > > the development of carcinogens in the digestive tract. > > > > Not only are beef and other meats high in cholesterol and > > saturated fats, but they are also low in some vital > > vitamins and minerals, and they contain zero fiber. > > Recently there has been enormous scientific attention > > given to the role beta-carotene and other vitamins and > > minerals play in blocking cancer growth. Whole grains, > > fruits, legumes, and vegetables are full of vitamins and > > minerals. And plant foods have fiber -- a substance > > completely lacking in beef and other meats. We have long > > known that fiber helps eliminate many common > > gastrointestinal problems such as constipation; however, > > evidence shows that it also is protective against a wide > > variety of diseases ranging from colon cancer to > > diabetes, and from gallstones to appendicitis. It also > > binds with carcinogenic substances, bile, and excess > > hormones which would otherwise rest in the digestive > > tract, and moves them out of the body. > > > > As one studies the diets of people around the world, one > > thing becomes clear: as people give up traditional diets > > that are low in fats, high in fiber, and predominantly > > plant-based in favor of beef and other meats, the > > incidence of diseases such as cancer, heart disease, > > diabetes, and kidney disease rises. At the same time, > > life expectancy and quality of life decline. In recent > > years, Japan has been the target of American beef and > > tobacco promotional campaigns that seem to be some sort > > of Pearl Harbor revenge program. Members of the higher > > socioeconomic strata, who are adopting Westernized diets, > > have much higher rates of breast, colon, and prostate > > cancer and heart disease than their counterparts who eat > > less (or no) meat. > > > > The Beyond Beef campaign is encouraging people to make > > this simple change -- to step away from beef. It is a > > move that is good for you, for others, for animals, and > > for the environment. So live a little; try some new > > cuisine; experiment with traditional and ethnic foods. It > > could well help you live a lot healthier longer. > > > > - Dr. Neal Barnard is President of The Physicians > > Committee For Responsible Medicine, a nationwide group of > > physicians that promotes preventive medicine and > > addresses controversies in modern medicine. In April > > 1991, he and three other doctors unveiled a proposal to > > replace the old Four Food Groups concept initiated in > > 1956. > > > > In his book, "The Power of Your Plate," Dr. Barnard > > documents the scientific evidence supporting a low-fat, > > vegetarian diet as the most potent regimen to reduce risk > > of heart disease, cancer, weight problems and food-borne > > illness. Aside from serving as a practicing physician on > > the faculty of the George Washington School of Medicine, > > he is also an Associate Director for Behavioral Studies > > at the Institute for Disease Prevention. > > > > Dr. Barnard is a director of Behavioral Studies at the > > Institute for Disease Prevention at George Washington > > University. > > > > Jai Maharaj, Jyotishi > > Om Shanti > > The Beef-Colon Cancer Link > > Excerpt > > Now a spate of new studies are connecting red meat > consumption to colon cancer, the number two cause of > cancer in the United States. Over 100,000 cases of colon > cancer are diagnosed each year, and over 50,000 died of > the disease in 1990 alone. > > In a six-year study of 88,751 women from the ages of 30 > to 59 years old, the largest study ever conducted on > colon cancer and diet, researchers found that women who > ate red meat every day are "two and a half times more > likely to have colon cancer than women who ate meat > sparingly or not at all." > > Dr Walter Willett, of the Brigham and Women's Hospital of > Boston, the director of the study, said of the findings: > "If you step back and look at the data, the optimum > amount of red meat you eat should be zero." > > In the beef-eating cultures of the Western world, the > incidence of colon cancer is up to ten times the rate of > non-beef-eating cultures of Asia and the developing > world. > > - Kolata, Gina, "Animal Fat is Tied to Colon Cancer" New > York Times, December 13, 1990 > > - Willet, Walter C., et al, "Relationship of Meat, Fat > and Fiber Intake to the Risk of Colon Cancer in > Prospective Study Among Women" New England Journal of > Medicine, 333:24 (1990), pg. 1664 > > - Rifkin, Jeremy, "Beyond Beef," Dutton, 1992, pg. 172 'A vegetarian diet can prevent 97% of our coronary occlusions.' - 'Diet and Stress in Vascular Disease,' Journal Of The American Medical Association, Vol. 176, No. 9, June 3, 1961, pg 806. |
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