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Eating a diet heavy on meat and cheese may be as harmful to you as smoking a cigarette, researchers claim.
A new study, published in Cell Metabolism on March 4, shows that middle-aged people who eat a diet high in animal proteins from milk, meat and cheese are more likely to die of cancer than someone who eats a low-protein diet. The research also showed the people who ate lots of meat and dairy were more likely to die at an earlier age.
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"There's a misconception that because we all eat, understanding nutrition is simple. But the question is not whether a certain diet allows you to do well for three days, but can it help you survive to be 100?" study co-author Valter Longo, Edna M. Jones professor of biogerontology at the USC Davis School of Gerontology and director of the USC Longevity Institute in Los Angeles, said in a press release.
Longo had previously done research on a protein that controls a growth hormone called IGF-I, which aids in body growth. Very high levels of IGF-I have been associated with an increased cancer risk.
People produce less of the growth hormone after the age of 65, at which time they become frailer and lose muscle. While eating a diet high in animal proteins has been frowned upon during middle age, some studies have encouraged older adults to chow down on meats and cheeses because it makes them less likely to develop disease.
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upaloopa
(11,417 posts)aquart
(69,014 posts)Who sponsored this study?
frazzled
(18,402 posts)trublu992
(489 posts)killbotfactory
(13,566 posts)And the news often trumpets these "links" as if they are established facts. The problem is the results are almost never reproduced in more controlled studies, and if you follow the logic used you could say eating eggs causes a 50% increase in risk of death due to car crashes.
longship
(40,416 posts)If you stop eating, you won't ever get sick again.
This smells like bull puckie.
The hyperbole is a tell.
Aerows
(39,961 posts)"this food is bad for you", you wouldn't eat anything at all. It's ridiculous. Carbs are bad for you, fats are bad for you, proteins are bad for you, etc. etc.
If it's sugar free, fat free and protein free, what does that leave? Here, have a glass of water. Oh wait, there is probably a study that says water is bad for you, too. Just sit there and breathe. LOL!
longship
(40,416 posts)Not rubbish like this.
sibelian
(7,804 posts)Someone needs to a theme song for these posts a la "everyone has AIDS" from Team America
tech3149
(4,452 posts)In fact I guess my whole family for at least the last three generations are the outliers.
I smoke, drink, and would not want to live without my meat, cheese, and breads. All my family has grown up on the same sort of diet that supports me and I've got 60 decades behind my tired old ass.
My parents and most of my grandparents went on well into their 90's.
I will live as long as I live but I assure you I will enjoy every enjoyable fruit I can while I'm here. It may kill me a bit earlier than another choice but that bit of bacon probably offers much more enjoyment than 10 pounds of tofu.