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Eating meat contributes to the hope of lengthening life
Meat consumption has been studied for its effect on health by scientists in 175 countries. In which they point out that consuming it is not harmful to health, in addition to also increasing life expectancy.
A group of researchers from the University of Adelaide affirms that this food increases life expectancy and offers important health benefits.
Eating meat: Is it benign or malignant for health?
The scientific community has been debating this issue for years, the answer to which is not simple, since it depends on various factors, among which are the type of diet that is followed or the genetics of each person and the amount of meat that is consumed.
With studies supporting these arguments both ways, researchers at the University of Adelaide have set out to explore the link between meat consumption and life expectancy in many different communities around the globe.
Commenting on the study, Dr. Wenpeng You, who is the lead author of the study and a biomedical researcher at the University of Adelaide, says that if the study looks only at correlates of health to prolonging life, within a group or, from a specific region or country can lead to complex and misleading conclusions.
The investigation
The team has investigated the health effects of meat consumption in a sample, covering approximately 90% of the entire world represented in 175 countries.
His study has compiled data from organizations such as the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the World Bank or the WHO. And they have explored its link with life expectancy and infant mortality in this regard at a global and regional level.
In addition, the effects that other relevant variables may have on health were corrected, we are talking about:
The total calories consumed.
Wealth measured by product.
The urbanization of the territories.
Obesity and education levels.
In an article published in the "International Journal of General Medicine" the results of these investigations are presented. Where one of the conclusions is to affirm the energy intake from the carbohydrates of crops, such as cereals and tubers, does not lead to greater life expectancy.
More, however, researchers say that meat consumption, yes, has a direct influence on our long-term health.
since meat not only provides energy, but also complete nutrients to the human body.
It is appreciated from the evolutionary point of view, that it is an indispensable component in the human diet for millions of years. What can be evidenced genetically, by the enzymes that digest meat and the anatomy of the digestive tract.
The researchers in the study highlight that the nutritional profile of meat is complete and that human adaptation to its consumption has allowed humans to obtain physical benefits, including increased life expectancy.
Research results on the health relevance of meat suggest that it varies depending on the types of meat you decide to consider and the groups of people you study.
However, they maintain that when I know there is no discrimination, or rather, it is, in general, taking all types of meat for all populations, as stated in their study.
It yields a non-sporadic positive correlation between meat consumption and general health at the population level than all meat nutrients without eating meat.
A healthy life without consuming meat can also be led. Studies that analyze diets in communities with high purchasing power and that have enough knowledge to eat without meat can access those same nutrients that meat provides.
Essentially, they have replaced meat with foods that provide them with equivalent nutrients, it should be incorporated into nutritional science to improve life expectancy globally.
Dr. Arthur Saniotis, who is the co-author of the study and an Anthropologist at the University of Adelaide and a Biologist at the Polish Academy of Sciences. He says it is necessary to point out that the message of the article is that eating meat is beneficial for human health, so long as it is consumed in moderation and that the meat industry is conducted ethically.
