Eat Loads Of Meat Can Cause Stroke
February 16th, 2012
A diet high in protein for a particular purpose is healthful, but actually it depends on the type of protein consumed. Recent studies show that high dietary red meat increases the risk of stroke.
“What must be known is a type of protein or protein package is essential to increase the risk of stroke. Therefore, the protein must be considered in the context of food,” said Dr. Frank Hu, associate professor of the Harvard School of Public Health.
Hu and his team collected from two surveys that track the health of 10,000 people eating them since his mid-year to old age. For over 20 years of the study, nearly 1,400 men and more than 2,600 women had a stroke.
A stroke is caused by blood vessel blockage or rupture of blood vessels so that blood flow to the brain stops. Stroke was recorded as the third largest cause of death in the United States.
To determine the influence of other types of proteins on risk of stroke, the researchers divided respondents based on how often their eat red meat, poultry, fish, dairy products, and other protein sources commonly consumed every day.
Men who eat two or more servings of red meat every day, or included in a group of fans of red meat, the risk of stroke increased by 28 percent compared to people who only eat meat one-third. One serving of red meat is equivalent to 4-6 ounces of meat.
Meanwhile, women who ate two daily servings of red meat had a stroke risk 19 percent higher than those who ate less meat. Increased risk of up to 19 percent is equivalent to 31 people from the 1,000 people who suffer a stroke.
The researchers also analyzed whether there are changes in the risk of stroke if the type of protein is replaced. When the protein is poultry meat, there will be a reduced risk to 27 percent. Meanwhile, if replaced with nuts or fish, the risk is down 17 percent, and the risk fell to 11 percent if the protein needs met from dairy products.
According to Dr. Adam Bernstein, chairman of the researchers, the link between red meat and disease have long been studied. “Relation can be seen in diabetes and coronary heart disease,” he said.
Posted in Health News
