{"id":109,"date":"2015-12-21T17:47:50","date_gmt":"2015-12-21T17:47:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/?p=109"},"modified":"2015-12-21T17:47:50","modified_gmt":"2015-12-21T17:47:50","slug":"who-says-good-red-meat-is-an-excellent-way-to-increase-your-cancer-risk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/2015\/12\/who-says-good-red-meat-is-an-excellent-way-to-increase-your-cancer-risk\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO says “Good Red Meat” Is an Excellent Way to Increase Your Cancer Risk"},"content":{"rendered":"

The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that processed meats are carcinogens<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Honestly, is this a surprise to anyone?<\/p>\n

\"meat\"We\u2019ve long\u00a0known that the nitrates and nitrates used in processed meats are problematic. But many of us have been in denial \u2013 after all, bacon, hot dogs, salami, sausages, bologna, and other processed meats are as American as apple pie<\/u>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the processes used to create these standard dietary delicacies include salting, curing, fermenting, and smoking \u2013 and they do nothing to ameliorate their damaging health effects; in fact, they increase the risks of their consumption. (For our discussion, \u201cred meat\u201d includes beef, pork, lamb, and goat.)<\/p>\n

Expressions like \u201cbringing home the bacon\u201d are infused with positive cultural images, evoking the good life on a traditional family farm. And \u201cbacon and eggs\u201d is the epitome of the all-American breakfast.<\/p>\n

Twenty-two experts from 10 countries reviewed more than 800 studies to reach the WHO\u2019s conclusions regarding the healthiness or otherwise of consuming these products.<\/p>\n

They found that eating just 50 grams (one-ninth of a pound) of processed meat daily increased the risk of\u00a0colorectal cancer\u00a0by 18%.<\/strong> That\u2019s the equivalent of about four strips of bacon or one hot dog per day.<\/p>\n

In plain terms, what this means is that out of every hundred solid citizens who eat good, wholesome all-American processed meat, 18 will succumb to cancer<\/u><\/em>, while those eating a diet free of processed meat can avoid this nearly one-in-five life-threatening risk.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.

Dr. Marcel Hernandez<\/p><\/div>\n

For red meat<\/strong> specifically, there was evidence that its consumption increases the risk of colorectal,\u00a0pancreatic, and\u00a0prostate cancer<\/u><\/em>.<\/p>\n

The American Cancer Society has long recommended a diet that limits processed meat and red meat, and that is high in vegetables, fruits, and whole grains.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0society\u2019s Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention<\/strong>\u00a0recommend choosing fish, poultry, or beans<\/u><\/strong> instead of red meat and processed meat.<\/p>\n

Comment: <\/strong>At Pacific Naturopathic, we\u2019ve always counseled our patients about the hazards of eating processed foods. The WHO report confirms what we\u2019ve been saying for 25\u00a0years. In fact, WHO announced earlier this year that by 2020 the world incidence of cancer will increase by 57 percent.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It simply makes good sense \u2013 to stay healthy and cancer-free, you don\u2019t have to eat a diet confined to cold tofu<\/u>! \u2013 just browse among the many delicious alternatives to processed meats and red meats. You\u2019ll feel better and live longer.<\/p>\n

To learn more about our approach to adjunctive cancer care at Hernandez \u00a0Center, give us a call:\u00a0650-917-1121<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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The World Health Organization (WHO) has determined that processed meats are carcinogens. Honestly, is this a surprise to anyone? We\u2019ve long\u00a0known that the nitrates and nitrates used in processed meats are problematic. But many of us have been in denial \u2013 after all, bacon, hot dogs, salami, sausages, bologna, and other processed meats are as […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-109","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=109"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":111,"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109\/revisions\/111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=109"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=109"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.hernandezcenter.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=109"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}