Red meat increases the risk of colon cancer

The British must cut consumption of red meat and processed meat to reduce the risk of bowel cancer, scientists say.

Eating lots of red meat is bad for health.

The Nutrition Advisory Committee (SACN) has asked the Department of Health to consider advice on eating red meat to supplement iron.

In the June 2009 announcement, the Commission said that consuming less red meat and processed meat could reduce the risk of colorectal cancer. Therefore, as a precaution, consumption of red meat and processed meat should not increase above the current average (70g / day). People with a habit of eating more (100g / day) should reduce their diet.

The US National Institutes of Health (AAPR) has surveyed more than 500,000 elderly people in the United States also concluded that those who ate the majority of red meat and processed meat died 10 years earlier than those who ate less. daily meat. If eating 100g of red meat per day, the risk of cancer or heart disease is higher than those who eat 15g of red meat per day.

The World Cancer Research Organization also recommends that people restrict eating red meat, including pork, lamb, beef and goat meat at less than 500g a week, as well as avoiding eating a lot of processed meat, including sausages, ham, bacon and burgers.

Nutrition Fund He proposed to eliminate the wrong thoughts and beliefs, that only eating meat is healthy and not related to the risk of disease.

Modern breeding methods have cut fat in pigs, even lower than chicken, red meat, and provide important nutrients, including iron.

In the past 10 years the amount of red meat and processed meat has increased rapidly in the Vietnamese diet. The rate of cancer, heart, stroke and obesity has reached alarming level. Is there any connection between these two phenomena?