Brontosaurus burgers for everyone
I was reading the ‘In numbers’ section in Discoveries which said “Eating meat three or more times a week increases risk of various illnesses”. Our ancestors did eat meat and very little veggies/fruits/grains. So, are the risks due to processed meats/foods? Or is it due to lack of exercise, modern lifestyles, less physical jobs, etc, etc?
I found this science soundbite very unscientific and not useful.
Jan Voelker, Gahanna, Ohio
The illnesses in question were heart disease, pneumonia, diabetes, diverticular disease, colon polyps, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, gastritis, duodenitis, and gallbladder disease, and the study comes from an analysis of the health records of nearly 500,000 British people who provided data for an average period of eight years – a pretty robust study.
The meat in question…