A new research has claimed that eating roasted beef and
lamb, popularly called Suya in Nigeria, increases chances of dying from nine
major diseases.
Results published in the British Medical Journal, revealed
that people who ate the most red meat were 26% more likely to die of various
diseases.
Red meat raises the risk of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease,
heart disease and diabetes. Beef, lamb and pork also increase your susceptibility
of stroke, infections and kidney, liver and lung disease.
The researchers, however, stated that eating white meat regularly
may reverse the damage.
“The results show increased risks of all cause mortality and
death due to nine different causes associated with both processed and
unprocessed red meat.
“They also show
reduced risks associated with substituting white meat, particularly unprocessed
white meat. The effects of meat on human health may be due to ingredients such
as heme iron, nitrates, and nitrites,” the report said.
It added: “High intakes of heme iron have been shown to be
associated with cancer and cardiovascular disease. Nitrates and nitrites are
added to meat during the curing process.
“Some investigators believe that nitrates from vegetable
sources may have potential benefits, particularly for cardiovascular health,
but nitrate/nitrite from drinking water and processed meat has been associated
with increased risks of different cancers.”
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