Thursday 3 May 2018

OUGD505 - SB02 - The consumption of Animal based foods and how this relates to health



I will begin to discuss how the consumption of food derived from animals (mainly meats) has an negative impact on the body compared to that of a diet where most substitutes are derived from plants. 

The world Health organisation declared that processed meat is a carcinogen, which means consuming it greatly increases the risk colon and rectum cancer.. (not a pleasant thought). But should we be surprised? processed meats are practically created by machines from the bits and pieces of animals that no one wants..


Now I believe that in this day and age, people in general are a lot more informed about the risks of consuming processed foods, however people still eat it regardless of the harm the un-natural food does to the body, but why? - I guess food that tingles the taste buds will always mean more to people than their own health... but that's humans for you.

Eating even smaller amounts of meat may seem like a good idea (and it is) but the consumption of meat will absolutely have long term impacts on you're health.


Cancer Research UK

The evidence of meat increasing the risk of cancer is as strong as ever. Cancer Research UK posted about this subject and even provided a chart to show the threat level that meat has on the body.



(CRUK) have been in the battle to fight cancer for many years, I believe that the information they produce that relates to physical health holds a lot of truth, and should have somewhat of an impact on anyone who takes in the information.

 Meat is devoid of fibre and nutrients which are needed to fight against so many bacterial and viral infections. When you are ill, your body should be able to fight off anything, even without the use antibiotics. Animal protein comes with a large amount of saturated fats and carcinogenic compounds. So.. if you eat a lot of meat on a daily basis then it is guaranteed that you will be consuming well over the limit of un-natural fat. (which is the kind of fat your body has difficulty getting rid of - Hence the name).





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