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I've been eating around 150gr or lean beef everyday as part of my daily diet for a while now. According to my fitday numbers my saturated fat averages about 7%. So is there any health problem with eating this amount of lean red meat everyday?
 
i did a conversion and you seem to be eating .33 lbs of red meat a week. this amount is small and you should keep red meat to 1 or 2 servings a week. there are other sources of protein which are leaner and you can also take protein powder
 
Its 7% of your daily intake? So the other 93% of your fat comes from mono and poly?

1-2 servings per week? Lol I dont eat beef but I eat turkey everyday, many times. I say you're fine Phil.
 
I eat red meat all the time and sat. fat only makes up between 3-4% of my total calories (I'm a freak about keeping it low)
 
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theGOOCH said:
I eat red meat all the time and my sat. fat is usually 3-4% (I'm a freak about keeping it low)
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I like to keep mine low too, Gooch. A "small amount" is necessary and healthy.

I dont eat much red meat. I generally stay with lean Chicken and Turkey.


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So you know, that whole "saturated fat is bad for you" thing is just internalized ad copy, like 95% of everything else you read.

I actually asked very nearly the same question (*COUGH* SEARCH FUNCTION *COUGH, HACK* :p) 'bout a year and a half ago, and since then I've done quite a lot of reading on the subject. Basically what happened is a couple of inconclusive, ridiculous studies showed that a diet high in a bunch of stuff, some of which happened to be saturated fat, may increase your risk of certain bad things, under certain conditions, for some people. Also, some guy decided to look at a statistically unsound sampling of a few different developed nations and noted a similar trend. Based on these overwhelming evidences, **** hit the fan.

The general public, being completely uninterested in good science and very much in favor of violent overreaction to half-assed speculation went "Ohhhhh nooooes, saturated fat is bad for us. I can hasn't cheesburger!?!?!" Then the marketing kicked in and blah blah blah, etc.

Anyway, the point of my nonsensical diatribe is that you can eat as much red meat as you want, provided your nutrition is sound overall (in terms of macro and micro nutrient balance). I'd recommend you make sure your supplements aren't giving you extra iron, though.
 
yep, well people have free will.

But heres just one of thousands of articles

I suppose thats in relation to average joes as well :D
 
Phate89 said:
Yep. I don't pay attention to their FDA and their food guidelines, those guidelines are meant for out-of-shape average joes.
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Unrelated to physical fitness and body fat levels or saturated fat, it appears that a high consumption of red meat from domesticated animals and processed meat has a "convincing increased risk" of colon cancer.

See . Chapter 4 page 116 starts the discussion about meat intake, while chapter 12 page 370 shows a summary table.
 
Thats not to say meats bad, its great and i love it. But try not to go overboard with processed meat such as ham, saugages etc
 
Defenitely not CCR. You have to look at more articles than one, that was just one of many showcasing the relationship with meat and cancer. I dont think they really focused on fiber and vege.

Heres just another quick one i found

I think you would find if you did some research that a diet low in vege or fiber will significantly increase yoru risk of colon cancer. Consuming extra amounts in order to get more benefit doesnt seem to work though. so defenitely dont make that assumption from that one article, and i hope tribal understands that i wasnt implying that either.
 
I like the responses given in the article I linked to :-

The Meat and Livestock Commission (MLC) said people in Britain ate well below the 160g per day consumption levels that were used to class high intake in the study. Mike Attenborough, MLC technical director, said: "Once again this points towards the need for moderation and balance in what we eat."
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Pity he couldn't answer the guy who asked

Your report is a bit misleading as when the food constituents were assessed, high intakes of sulphur and sulphate were associated with relapse, which could explain the link with red meat and alcohol, say the authors. The main sources of dietary sulphur are the sulphur amino acids, found in high protein foods, such as red meat, cheese, milk, nuts and eggs, and sulphate. Sulphate is found in brassica vegetables, such as broccoli, and is used as a preservative in processed foods, especially bread, beer, sausages, and dried fruit. Many alcoholic drinks also contain sulphate. So could it be better to cut down on sulphate, not meat per say?
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