Scientists—not all meat is equally useful

Nutritionists at the Harvard school of public health, in his recent scientific work has shown that not all meat is equally useful. In particular, it was found that red meat less preferably, as a preventive measure against cancer.

In this regard, the Harvard experts advise to change your diet, replacing red meat chicken.

However, the scientific study confirms the reduction in the risk of developing breast cancer by eating chicken meat.

It turned out that if you replace red meat chicken every day, a woman 20% less risk to get breast cancer.

Conversely, each additional portion of fatty beef, mutton or meat in processed form (sausages, sausages, sausages) greatly increases the chances of the most common among women cancer.



To come to these conclusions of the American specialists for 20 years watching the diet of about 90 000 women. The purpose of this observation was to establish the relationship between dietary factors and the increased risk of breast cancer.

According to the study, it became clear that if only one portion of red meat contained, for example, in the Burger, will be replaced by chicken, it will reduce the likelihood of developing cancer by 17%. Disease risk can be reduced by an additional 14% if part of the chicken, replace with beans, nuts or fish.

For women who are postmenopausal, the numbers are even higher. In this case, the choice in favor of chicken meat can reduce the possibility of malignant tumors of the breast by 25%.

As suggested by scientists discovered a link between breast cancer and consumption of red meat may be due to the fact that this product contains large amounts of saturated fats. They can provoke increased levels of cholesterol and concentration of the hormone which causes the growth of tumors. While relatively safe was recognized as a barbeque.



Source: zeleneet.com