The weekend and I get a chance to look into other aspects of life and death….other than war and armed conflicts……as an old fart I have realized that if I want to live a bit longer that I need to watch what I eat…….most of us old farts are doing similar activities……..
They say, whoever “they” are, that we need to replace some of the meat we eat with veggies, especially leafy veggies……I am a carnivore and the thought of eating without meat is just scary………but could it be that being a carnivore may not be all that bad after all?
(Newser) – An apple a day keeps the doctor away—unless, of course, it’s carrying a disease. Turns out that vegetables and fruits are actually worse than beef and pork when it comes to making people sick, reports Bloomberg, based on a CDC paper from last year. Experts looked at illnesses and hospitalizations from various kinds of foods between 1998 and 2008. Healthy stuff, including fruits and vegetables, accounted for some 46% of illnesses.
Leafy vegetables were responsible for the most illnesses, while dairy was responsible for the most hospitalizations. Beef ranked sixth in numbers of illnesses caused, behind fruits and nuts, and various vegetables; it ranked seventh in hospitalizations. Pork ranked even lower in both cases. But don’t think the CDC is giving you an excuse to opt for a burger over broccoli: “Other factors, such as the health benefits of consuming a diet high in fruits and vegetables, must also be considered,” the researchers say.
Oh great! Something else to worry about in my daily life!
Anything you would like to add?
All foods are subject to carrying pathogens thus proper cleaning and preparations has always been important in eating healthy. Where our food comes from and how many people handle it from farm to kitchen tables are factors in what contaminates food. Organic foods are more chemical free but you still have to wash them thoroughly before consuming them and I think if we look closer at the CDC report we’ll find that this is the problem, not the foods per se.
Getting sick from foods in this way is one thing. Becoming unhealthy from poor diets over time is a completely different problem. Plant-based diets with a smattering of meat – preferably not beef – is your best response to dealing with the latter.
I am a carnivore…I like my beef. Pork is tasteless…..lamb too gamey……chicken will do if fried……turkey is just boring…….and I do npot eat fish…..so I am in a pickle…….
“I am a carnivore”
Not really, at least not by design Chuq.
<a href="http://www.celestialhealing.net/physicalveg3.htm"How humans are not physically created to eat meat
Then I am a freak……I cannot eat without meat or bread…….old habits die hard…..I must thank my grandmother for this condition….LOL
“I must thank my grandmother for this condition”
We were all apparently conditioned by parents and their parents to eat meat. There is a correlation between increased heart attacks, cancer and diabetes and our increased consumption of meat, especially beef, over the last 100 years
But her food was to die for….itterally