In between our awesome day sponsorship spots on KNAU today I heard this story about a new study released on the relationship between eating a lot of red meat and an increase in the likelihood in dying of heart disease and cancer. Yikes! Now being the scientist that I was trained to be I found a few thing important in the study- the use of AARP members (generally healthier than the 'average' population)
- the subjects were asked to remember what they ate the last year
Even with those two 'quirks', the findings are still significant- especially in people who eat a lot of red meat (like every night)- by finding a red meat replacement once or twice a week (chicken, fish, beans are good alternatives) you can not only save some $$ but also decrease your chances of dying from cancer or heart disease.
Look at this stat from the study:
With heart disease, researchers found heavy red meat consumption increased the risk of death for men by 27 percent and for women by about 50 percent.
50%? Yikes! I'll have the bean burrito please.....For those of you with red meat loving husbands or partners- try to sneak a meat-less dinner on them. See if they even notice. I'm going to post a FAB under $10 meat-free meal tonight- try it.. I double dare you.. :)
I posted the same info yesterday! Very interesting study. Being a veggie I am passionate about getting people to eat less meat! Thanks for helping get the word out! ;)
Flagstaff Mama