Does eating meat really increase our risk of colon cancer?

Does eating meat really increase our risk of colon cancer?

I generally rate meat (including red meat) as a food for those who choose to eat it. However, I appreciate that not all health professionals share my enthusiasm for this food: often, individuals will remind us to eat

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  1. Adam Steer - Better Is Better says:

    Makes sense from an evolutionary standpoint as well. The calorie density of animal meat – and especially fatty organs and marrow – would have been a lot more attractive than scouring for and consuming vast amounts of seeds and wild fruits / veggies.

    But it is nice to have some science to back up what I consider common sense.

    Cheers,
    Adam

    March 19, 2009 @ 12:13 am

  2. Trinkwasser says:

    Fascinating!

    Maybe the meat eaters fart less.

    Maybe it’s not the meat per se but previous studies used meatlike substances laced with nitrites and growth hormone etc. which were the real culprits. Maybe meat is only a risk in the presence of the customary high load of carbs, otherwise surely we would have died out millennia ago.

    Food for thought . . . lamb chops with rosemary and purple sprouting tonight

    March 22, 2009 @ 8:11 am

  3. Chris says:

    Hi Dr B,
    I noticed your involvment in this debate. Do you think that this film was fairly edited?

    http://www.satfatnav.com/Experts/SatFatDebate.aspx

    Cheers,

    March 27, 2009 @ 3:44 pm

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