observer Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Well it seems red meat is now a no no, according to the experts - so I guess the way we're going, we'll be eating grass and cutting out the middle animal! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 No it's not off the menu, Why don't you read the whole story before posting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 It's pretty much off the menu though, well according to the news tonight anyway. 1 portion a day (70g) apparently raises the risk of dying prematurely by 13%... but they said if you eat one portion (70g) of processed meat such as sausages, ham or bacon then it increases to 20%. One portion is equivalent to 1 small steak or 3 slices of ham. They also said that cutting the 1 portion if 70g to 40g will significantly increase your life expectancy (unless you are run over by a bus of course) I'm clearly doomed cos we had bacon on muffins for breakfast and I grabbed a ham sandwich this afternoon as I was in a rush. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Dizzy Are those figures for fresh meat or processed meat bacon,salami ect? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 both... read it again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Who has that 7 days a week? Probably thought up by Vegans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eagle Posted March 13, 2012 Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Wait about six months and the experts will earn a few more quid by saying that red meat is good for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2012 Lions seem to like it - how long do they live?! Just a thought - how do they know someone died prematurely, if they're dead - how do they know how long they would have lived? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 all a load of scaremongering and probably by the vegetarian society..... (by the way, vegetarianism must be good for your bank balance judging by the size of there mansion house office near Altrincham) If you smoke, drink, drive, ride a bike, eat red meat, eat eggs and butter and white bread; you will be lucky to get out of puberty if you follow the "experts" reasoning Death will happen regardless of what you eat or don't eat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 My mother currently has an iron deficiency and cannot take iron tablets so has been advised to eat more red meat as that is better for boosting up your iron content than plant based ffood. go Figure. http://www.ironrichfood.org/iron-meat/ for those who want a bit more info try this website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cleopatra Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 These so called food experts and dieticians will drive you crazy if you listen to them. They already have people running around like a squirrel in a cage. One minute they are telling you what foods are good for you and the next they are telling you they are not and food that was (supposedly) bad for you is actually really good for you. I don't like bloody meat. I like meat but it has to be fully cooked all the way througth. Having said that, this house has become a meat free zone since the news broke that some cows and buffalos as well as sheep and goats here have been contaminated with a virus from the import of some livestock from ethiopia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Sid - plenty of iron in liver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I don't need it have to stay away from excess iron personally. haemochromotisis possibilities. (i think that's how it is spelt anyhow) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Aren't they saying that the thing with red meats is to do with saturated fat levels.....ie what they have said are the dangerous fats for a long time. Like Evils says though red meat is high in iron but then again so are some veggies etc. My sister was told to eat spinach when she had an iron deficiency but from Evils link it seems a baked potato may have more iron. Talk about confusing. Anyway I'm not going to worry about it and after fitting out new hob today (finally!!) I made myself a lovely chicken stir with loads of lovely crunchy veggies..... my other half had 4 sausages, 4 rashers of bacon and some beans etc (I'm not joking either) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Get him insured Diz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I don't need it have to stay away from excess iron personally. haemochromotisis possibilities. (i think that's how it is spelt anyhow) I've never heard of that before so I just googled. It says it's genetic so I guess you didn't get it from your mum then What hapens if you eat too much food containing Iron then and what do you have to avoid ? Rather worringly I recon I have some of the symptoms so do I have it too .... I guess probably not but then that is the norm if one 'Dr Googles'... the other week it said my worries were symptomatic if an mensa IQ level of 1048 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Get him insured Diz! Could I do that without him knowing or would he have to sign up and pay. Im buggered if it's the latter He's clearly not got insurance on me though as I'd be well and truly pushing up the daisies by now that's for sure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 14, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Think you can take out life insurance on him, without his knowledge? But if he does kick the bucket in suspicious circumstances, it could focus police attention on you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter T Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 What hapens if you eat too much food containing Iron then and what do you have to avoid ? Large magnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Evil Sid Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 a bit off good news on that front seems there is a 95% chance that i am just a carrier so i can carry on biting my nails Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted March 15, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 There's a job for you in the Navy Sid - they're short of a few "carriers"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bazj Posted March 15, 2012 Report Share Posted March 15, 2012 Quick Dizzy....... move this to the jokes section before my sides split!!! There's a job for you in the Navy Sid - they're short of a few "carriers"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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