Guest guest Posted December 8, 2009 Report Share Posted December 8, 2009 I suppose this has much to do with the type of red meat you're eating: conventionally fed or pastured-fed. And from what I understand, vegetables contain far more nitrates than meat. Joanne On Dec 2, 2009, at 2:55 PM, bestsurprise2002 wrote: > Eating processed meat boosts diabetes risk by 40 percent > Wednesday, December 02, 2009 by: Paul Louis, staff writer > _http://www.naturalnews.com/027636_processed_meat_diabetes.html_ > (http://www.naturalnews.com/027636_processed_meat_diabetes.html) > > > A report based on data from 12 pooled cohort studies on heavy meat diets > was led by Dagfinn Aune from the University of Oslo and published in the > journal Diabetologia. The study determined that the high intake of processed > meat may increase the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by up to 41 > percent. > > > This new meta-analysis was conducted jointly from Norway and the US. The > general conclusions of the study suggested that: " High intake of total meat > increased the risk of diabetes by 17 percent, while red meat and processed > meat were associated with 21 and 41 percent increases in diabetes risk. " > > > One of the primary purposes of this study was to resolve, " . . . > inconsistencies from previous studies which found both positive and negative > associations between meat consumption and the risk of type 2 diabetes. " > > > Barry Popkin from the University of North Carolina described the study as > " excellent' and he went on to say that it " reiterates the concerns echoed > in other major reviews and studies on the adverse effects of excessive meat > intake " . > > > The higher rate of diabetes risk from processed meats can be attributed to > the nitrates used as preservatives. Other studies have documented that > nitrates cause beta cell toxicity. Beta cells are involved with the production > of insulin. Consequently, their ability to produce insulin is blocked by > nitrate induced toxicity. > > > Animal model studies proved that low doses of nitrosamine streptozotocin > induced type 2 diabetes. Nitrosamines are formed by the nitrates interacting > with amino acids in the stomach. > > > Earlier studies have documented negative health consequences with heavy > meat eating. The US National Cancer Institute (NCI) has warned that " . . . > high intakes of red and processed meats may raise the risk of lung and > colorectal cancer by up to 20 percent. " And the World Cancer Research Fund has > reported a direct link to cancer with alcohol, red and processed meats. They > also found that heavy red and processed meat eaters risked earlier death. > > > Sources for this article include: > > _http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Science-Nutrition/Meat-linked-to-increased > -diabetes-risk-Meta-analysis_ > (http://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Science-Nutrition/Meat-linked-to-increased-dia\ betes-risk-Meta-analysis) > > > _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_cell_ > (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beta_cell) > > > > (http://www.papercut.biz/emailStripper.htm) > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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