An excerpt from a book: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It by Garth Davis, M.D. with Howard Jacobson, Ph.D.Dr.
I began to doubt what I’d been taught about nutrition in medical school—and
what my colleagues continued to advise. Instead, I began to do the research for myself.
I was shocked to discover that none of the elements of the Protein Gospel were even a little bit true:
●● Protein is not the key to weight loss—in fact, animal protein is one of the biggest factors behind the obesity epidemic, and, in virtually every study, animal protein is correlated with weight gain.
●● Animal protein is not one of the healthiest foods around—rather, it is strongly associated with diabetes, hypertension, heart disease, and cancer, the primary killers of our time.
●● Plant-based protein not only exists—it’s much better for you than animal protein and all plants contain more than enough to support every one of your health needs.
●● A lower-protein (and low-fat) diet is the most effective way to lose weight, improve your health, and prevent future disease.
●● Carbs, far from being the enemy, are (in their natural state) the source of human health, vitality, and vigor.
After years of intense research, I could come to only one conclusion: People whose diets are high in animal protein have significantly higher rates of chronic diseases: hypertension, cancer, diabetes, heart disease,and many, many others, including cataracts, diverticulitis, diverticulosis, inflammatory bowel disease, gall bladder disorders, gout, hypertension, irritable bowel syndrome, kidney stones, and rheumatoid arthritis. That’s what we know for certain. In emerging research (not yet conclusive), higher animal protein consumption is linked to poor mood, loss of mental concentration, and dementia.
This conclusion is supported by virtually every large-scale scientific study: massive efforts that followed thousands of people over many years in multiple countries around the globe. Study after study kept turning up the same types of correlations between animal protein, saturated fat, obesity, and chronic illness. When scientists compared people who ate meat with people
who didn’t, the meat eaters were heavier, sicker, and more likely to die sooner.
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