Perhaps only vegetarians can imagine life without eating meat. Ready-made meat products, for example, sausage or sausages, people use unchanged, the rest of the meat is used to prepare various dishes. But few people know that excessive consumption of mammalian meat can lead to irreversible health problems.
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What is dangerous meat?
As mentioned above, the most harmful and dangerous for humans is red meat, that is, pork, beef, lamb. A recent study in the field of healthy nutrition showed that the abuse of red meat can lead to the development of various oncological diseases, the digestive organs most often suffer. Meat that has undergone heat treatment, i.e. frying, smoking, salting, etc., increases the risk of developing bowel cancer. During the preparation of meat on the grill or during prolonged frying in a pan, substances are formed - carcinogens, which negatively affect the whole body. Red meat contains trans fats, the effect of which adversely affects the cardiovascular system. Abuse of meat in any form provokes the development of type 2 diabetes. It has long been noted that vegetarians suffer from this disease about half as often.
Do I have to give up meat?
At the same time, you can’t completely refuse meat, because it contains essential amino acids for life that are involved in many processes in the body.
How to reduce the harm from meat?
In order not to harm health, it is necessary to eat meat products in finished form in the amount of up to 500 grams per week. The most useful is meat cooked in broth or steamed. In general, it is better to give preference to white meat or fish, which do not harm the human body.
What products to refuse?
Smoked sausage, sausages and various processed foods should be significantly reduced in your diet. When preparing them, quite a lot of chemical fillers are used, which also do not bring health benefits.