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Live longer: Eat less red meat

04/19/2012 By 10 Comments

BBQ foodAs Latinos, our dinner tables are no strangers to healthy portions of meat. But we may want to consider the frequency at which we consume them. According to a new study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, eating more red meat is associated with a sharp increased risk of death from cancer and heart disease.

Even after controlling for the fact that some people who ate more red meat were less physically active and had a higher body mass index, researchers still found that each daily increase of three ounces (roughly the size of a deck of cards) of red meat was associated with a 12 percent greater risk of dying.

Bacon lovers: the news gets even worse. The increased risks linked to processed meats such as bacon were even greater at 20 percent. Maybe you can’t go cold turkey, but if you regularly swap some of your meat with it, you may just enjoy a longer life.

Read more at The New York Times.

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About Adriana Villavicencio

Dr. Adriana Villavicencio is the youngest child of Ecuadorian immigrants. She has moved 29 times in her life, taking her on a journey from California to Bangalore, India, and New York City, where she recently earned a Ph.D. in Education Leadership and works as a Research Associate at New York University. An avid traveler, Adriana has collected experiences in four different continents and 16 different countries. But as a former high school English teacher, some of her fondest memories are those of her brilliant and brilliantly funny students in Brooklyn and Oakland. Adriana has contributed to several publications including the Daily News and Space.com, and is a managing editor for the Journal of Equity in Education. She earned a B.A. in English and an M.A. in English Education at Columbia University, and currently serves on the board of Columbia’s Latino Alumni Association (LAACU). She enjoys scary movies with red vines, Sauvignon Blanc, and her Maltese dog, Napoleon.

To learn more about Adriana’s education consulting company, please visit www.theradicalideas.com.

Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and should not be understood to be shared by Being Latino, Inc.

Comments

  1. Catherine Milsom says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:07 pm

    Cancer and heart disease.

  2. Ashley MomoCakes Torres says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:07 pm

    heart disease and diabetes

  3. Ashley MomoCakes Torres says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:08 pm

    cancer oops, I didn’t read the article I just guess lol

  4. Lorena Sanchez says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:11 pm

    Heart disease and cancer

  5. Sundjata Sekou says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:14 pm

    How about not eating NO red meat?

  6. Erika Rivera says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:18 pm

    Cancer & heart disease

  7. Darsana Roldan says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:23 pm

    Constipation of the Mind, Disconnection from your Heart!

  8. Mario Ramirez says:
    06/14/2012 at 7:36 pm

    Tell that to an Argentinian.

  9. Alina Lopez says:
    06/14/2012 at 8:00 pm

    cancer and heart disease

  10. Nelson O Figueroa says:
    06/14/2012 at 8:30 pm

    Erika Rivera, went to message you but no message option. Please message me! :)

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