How to eat meat, not to get cancer

Hot dogs, sausages and bacon provoke cancer of the rectum, and pork, beef and lamb are more likely to be carcinogenic types of meat. This conclusion was an international team of experts after reviewing more than 800 scientific papers, reveals a link between cancer and the consumption of processed or red meat of different population countries.

Edition of Washington Post have christened this discovery one of the most aggressive attacks against the major health associations eating meat and foretold him a barrage of criticism in the United States. Nevertheless, scientists themselves are asked not to hurry to give up meat and not to exaggerate the extent of the results.

That relied on scientists

It all started when, in 2014 to study the effects of consumption of red meat and meat products has got into the list of high priority International Agency for Research on Cancer of the World Health Organization (IARC).

Scientists have found "ample evidence" showing that the use of processed meat causes colon cancer. What are processed meats? It is meat that has undergone salting, canning, fermentation, smoking and other processing that enhances the flavor or increase the storage time. All these scientists have identified

the first group - carcinogenic to humans. It is worth noting that smoking also belongs to the first category, but this does not mean that it is equivalent to meat in its action.

With red meat the situation is slightly different. It is a possible cause of cancer of the stomach and pancreas. However, this relationship is much more difficult to prove the scientist, so that these types of meat carried to the second category - to products that are based on "limited evidence" found to be carcinogenic to humans.

It is understood that the "sufficient evidence" - the results of experiments on animals, food studies and human health and the so-called mechanical causes, such as the cellular mechanism of occurrence cancer. Speaking about the "limited evidence", scientists have noted that red meat is likely to be carcinogenic to humans, as there are studies have reported an association between the consumption of meat and development colorectal cancer.

How dangerous meat

According to recent estimates, about 34,000 cancer deaths worldwide are associated with excessive consumption of processed meat. Menu with a high content of red meat is also harmful, but in the absence of direct evidence, scientists refer to the approximate figures - 50 000 deaths per year. For comparison, smoking provokes more than a million deaths and excessive use of alcohol - about 600,000.

The risk of colorectal cancer because of processed meat is quite small, but increases in proportion to the volumes of consumption. To be precise, the daily consumption of 50 grams of processed meat increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%, and 100 grams of red meat increased the risk by 17%.

according to research scientists, out of every thousand people in the UK have 61 people at a certain stage of life may develop bowel cancer. With a decrease in the amount of consumed meat products and reduced risk - 56 cases per thousand people who eat meat at least. Opposite is also true: among the 1000 people who use a lot of processed meats, is expected to be 10 cases of bowel cancer more than in the previous research group.

The fact that the meat contains a variety of components, such as non-protein part of hemoglobin, which have a negative impact on human health. Furthermore, in the processing of meat and its preparation are formed harmful to the body chemical compounds.

So how much meat you can eat?

According to the director of the International Agency for Research on Cancer Christopher Wilde (Christopher Wild), the findings confirmed the need to limit the consumption of meat. At the same time, red meat has nutritional value, which means that things are not so simple international regulatory authorities will have to assess the risks and correct advice on healthy nutrition.

Experts advise to not only reduce the consumption of meat, but also to improve its quality and add to diet a lot of whole grains and vegetables: they contain fiber prevents the development cancer.

Thus, the meat is rich in protein, iron and zinc, should not be excluded from the diet. It is important to only use it too much and often.

intakes of red and processed meat - no more than 500 grams per week, or 70 grams per day.

If you are accustomed to eating more, replace red meat chicken, turkey or fish and add them to the fiber: fruits and vegetables. Or think about vegetarianism.