Study: Eating meat with this dish is good for your health

While previous studies have shown that eating too much red meat, especially processed meat, can cause cancer, research by Canadian scientists has discovered a combination of foods that can help reduce this risk.

Canadian scientists have found a way to reduce the negative effects of eating too much meat.

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Researchers looked at red and processed meat consumption along with foods recommended for cancer prevention, including fruits, vegetables, whole grains and fiber, to see what effects they had on cancer rates and the age at which cancer was diagnosed.

Study co-author Professor Paul Veugelers explained: “Most studies have focused on the impact of individual foods on cancer risk, but people do not consume specific foods or nutrients in isolation. Therefore, it is important to understand the impact of combinations of factors on cancer risk, by looking at their combined consumption.”

With this idea in mind, the study led by Dr. Katerina Maximova, professor at the Faculty of Public Health at the University of Alberta, member of the Northern Alberta Cancer Research Institute (Canada), in collaboration with experts at the University of Toronto (Canada), investigated the impact of eating a combination of meat with fruits and vegetables on health, instead of eating only meat.

Fruits and vegetables may help reduce the cancer-causing effects of eating a lot of red and processed meat.

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Fruits and vegetables may reduce the cancer-causing effects of eating red meat

They used data collected over 13 years from more than 50,000 participants, including detailed information about participants' diets, behavioral characteristics, and health.

They found that fruits and vegetables may help reduce the cancer-causing effects of eating a lot of red and processed meat, according to the Albert University of Alberta website.

Specifically, for the risk of cancer, men who eat processed meat combined with lots of vegetables and fruits have reduced the risk of cancer by 1.8 times. For women, the reduction is 1.5 times.

For age at cancer onset, men who ate processed meat combined with lots of vegetables and fruit delayed their age at cancer onset by more than seven years - from 73.3 to 80.4. For women, the figure was 6.4 years, from 72.9 to 79.3.

Professor Veugelers said: The carcinogenic effects of processed meat can be reduced by adopting a healthy diet rich in non-starchy vegetables and fruits, especially if processed meat consumption is reduced, according to the University of Alberta .

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/cac-nha-khoa-hoc-tim-ra-cach-an-thit-tot-cho-suc-khoe-185250427112221227.htm