When summer begins, it’s also the season for grills. However, experts warn that you should be aware of the risks before eating the grilled hot dog.
“The evidence that regular intake of processed meats is harmful to health such as colorectal cancer, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease is very convincing,” said Harvard University’s Professor of Nutrition Epidemiology and Dean of Nutrition. Dr. Frank Fu said. TH Chan School of Public Health told The New York Times. In addition, he argued that the majority of health authorities agreed that “processed meat is more harmful than unprocessed meat.”
Marji McCullough, senior scientific director of epidemiological research at the American Cancer Society, told The Times that baking meat increases the risk of cancer, given that high fever can cause additional carcinogenic effects. Told.
Processed meats include ham, sausages, bacon, hot dogs, jerky, pepperoni and deli meat. Hardening, fermentation, smoking and salting of meat improve flavor and shelf life, but its processing is said to contribute to the development of cancer.
In 2015, the World Health Organization considered processed meats to be “carcinogenic to humans.” The World Cancer Research Fund International recommends eating as little meat as possible and recommends limiting lean meat intake to 12-18 ounces per week.
Lean meat is currently classified as “probably carcinogenic” by WHO personnel. It also contributes to the risk of heart disease and stroke.
“Most research focuses on high-consumption processed meats such as hot dogs, bacon and sausages,” Hu said. “It’s difficult to make a definitive statement about which processed meats are better or worse than others,” he said, as all types of processed meats are being studied together. Added.
“Theoretically, we can argue that processed poultry and fish are not as bad as processed lean meat,” he said, but there is no evidence to support it. Therefore, President Hu advised that these processed products should be handled with the same degree of care.
The Times report adds that processed meats can also contribute to the development of type 2 diabetes, as well as dementia and Alzheimer’s disease.
“A plant-based diet is much more preventative in reducing risk,” Dr. Vijaya Slumpdi, an assistant professor of medicine at the Center for Human Nutrition at the University of California, Los Angeles, told the Times. “That doesn’t mean you have to go 100% vegan or vegetarian,” she said, simply that most of a person’s diet choices should be plant-based.
“I think it’s good if people can choose lean cuts, organic and vegetarian feeds,” Slumpdy said. “Whatever animal you eat, it concentrates on the animal’s body, and consumes it.”
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