The Truth About Meat

[Dorset Seagull]

Bloody Hell. They'll be telling us w*nking makes you go blind next!

I had trouble reading that post

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

If God didn't want us to eat animals why did he make them out of meat?

It's not only that he made them out of meat (though if helps), it's that he also made them delicious.

 

[GOM]

I'd argue that anyone having steak well done deserves it.

Steak snob !

 

[crabface]

Sounds like the Daily Mail.

 

[Napper]

Bacon is a essential part of Saturday and Sundays breakfast.

As someone previously said , I wouldn't want to be in a world without it.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

The never ending food/drink/tobacco/alcohol scare mongering. Is it safe to eat/drink/smoke anything?

 

[BNthree]

Smoking causes cancer yet smoking cures bacon but bacon causes cancer. I think I've confused myself.

 

[Chinman3000]

Smoking causes cancer yet smoking cures bacon but bacon causes cancer. I think I've confused myself.

and bacon cures hangovers but hangovers cause cancer?

 

[maltaseagull]

Marinading in beer obviously works well - I'm 65,and it's kept me safe from all the bacon I've eaten!

You marinate bacon in beer?

 

[Westdene Seagull]

Cheap chicken is no less healthy than posh free range.

Corn fed chicken is actually less healthy than standard.

I eat chicken because of taste not health and there is a world of difference between 'posh' free range chicken and the cheap supermarket chicken pumped full of water to make it look plumper. As for 'posh' - getting it from a decent butcher actually makes it cheaper than the supermarket crap.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

I wouldn't want to live in a world where I couldn't eat bacon.

Amen, brother.

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

I'd rather live till 75 dining on swine than live till 80 clean living.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

It's a muslim/jew conspiracy

 

[FatSuperman]

Yes it probably increases your risk of developing bowel / colon cancer by 20%. But the risk is a low number, so a 20% increase is not that much.

Over your lifetime, your risk of developing a colorectal cancers is 5%
Eating 50g of bacon per day probably increases that by 20% - making the lifetime risk 6%

The truth is that we don't actually know exactly what causes this. It might be that carcinogenic elements are added to processed meats. We know that burning food increases carcinogens.

To be honest, there are much bigger things to be concerned about. Like looking both ways when you cross the road. Or indeed, not going out at all, given that pollution is much more likely to give you cancer than bacon.

19% of all cancers are caused by smoking (86% of lung cancers)
3% of all cancers are caused by eating red meat (21% of bowel cancers)


Annual, global cancer deaths and causes

Smoking - 1 million
Alcohol - 600,000
Air pollution - 200,000
Eating red/processed meat )probably) - 34,000

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Yes it probably increases your risk of developing bowel / colon cancer by 20%. But the risk is a low number, so a 20% increase is not that much.

Over your lifetime, your risk of developing a colorectal cancers is 5%
Eating 50g of bacon per day probably increases that by 20% - making the lifetime risk 6%

The truth is that we don't actually know exactly what causes this. It might be that carcinogenic elements are added to processed meats. We know that burning food increases carcinogens.

To be honest, there are much bigger things to be concerned about. Like looking both ways when you cross the road. Or indeed, not going out at all, given that pollution is much more likely to give you cancer than bacon.

19% of all cancers are caused by smoking (86% of lung cancers)
3% of all cancers are caused by eating red meat (21% of bowel cancers)


Annual, global cancer deaths and causes

Smoking - 1 million
Alcohol - 600,000
Air pollution - 200,000
Eating red/processed meat )probably) - 34,000

But apparently the air in our houses is more toxic than outdoors!

https://draxe.com/indoor-air-pollution-worse-than-outdoor/

I'm so confused.

 

[KingstonSeagull]

4 out of 7 statistics are made up

 

[FatSuperman]

But apparently the air in our houses is more toxic than outdoors!

https://draxe.com/indoor-air-pollution-worse-than-outdoor/

I'm so confused.

Ok, I'll pick this one up. Give me a bit of time and I'll combine all of the various research and advise the board of the proper lifestyle for minimum risk.

Based on 5 minutes analysis, I don't think anywhere is going to be safe, but I'm leaning toward a remote area of Switerland, living off part-organic carrot tops & red wine, not breathing and certainly not looking at pr0n.

 

[nicko31]

Saw it, lambs liver is great if you cook it carefully

 

[whitelion]

Saw it, lambs liver is great if you cook it carefully

Very tasty. Had some the other night with cabbage and mash - one of my favourite meals.

 

[sebtucknott]

For anyone that cares, here's a scientific look at the data showing it's perfectly safe to eat meat

https://chriskresser.com/red-meat-cancer-again-will-it-ever-stop/