Many times you have heard your doctor tell you non veg food is bad for you. The World Health organization made a declaration in year 2015 that processed meat as carcinogenic, increases the rectum and colon cancer by 18%.
3 Major reasons why you should avoid non veg:
A: IT INCREASES YOUR CANCER RISK.
WHO declared processed meat a carcinogen in 2015. Its not only processed that is harmful. 2014 Harvard study indicates that one serving of red meat during adolescence is associated with 22% increase in pre – menopausal breast cancer and one serving of red meat in adulthood increases breast cancer chances by 13%
Various other studies also indicate that eating meat in any form such as chickens cows promotes cancer in many forms. Large studies in England and Germany showed that vegetarians were about 40 percent less likely to develop cancer compared to meat-eaters, the most common forms being breast, prostate, and colon cancers.
B: IT INCREASES RISK FOR HEART DISEASE AND DIABETES
Meat and egg contain cholesterol and saturated fat and years pf studies have shown a strong link between dietary cholesterol and cardiovascular disorders. According to a study published by the American Diabetes Association, people who eat high amounts of animal protein are 22 percent more likely to develop diabetes. Saturated fat has even been linked to breast cancer, as well as Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, and cognitive decline
C: HIGHER RISK OF FOOD BORNE ILLNESS
Many times doctors consult food poisoning cases on an out patient basis and history is many a times consists of eating meat especially beef or chicken. Eating meat puts you at a greater risk for food poisoning because animal products are often tainted with fecal contamination during slaughter or processing. Fecal contamination in chicken, especially, is a major problem.