| When you receive the Seal you begin to notice what | | | | not nearly as bad for you. |
| you eat and how it affects your health. A new study | | | | Health professionals do not recommend you cut out |
| shows that red meat increases your risk of getting | | | | red meat entirely but that you limit your consumption of |
| various kinds of cancer. | | | | it. Any more than 3 hamburgers a week are not good |
| This was a large study--500,000 people were followed | | | | for you anymore, but if you are eating fast food, even |
| for up to 8 years, both men and women. It classed | | | | 3 times a week is too much. |
| people into groups based on how much red meat they | | | | It is not known whether organic red meat is any less |
| ate in a week. | | | | likely to cause cancer. Studies have not been done on |
| Those people who ate the most red meat were found | | | | it. And not all "organic" meat is up to code as far as |
| to have a greater risk of getting cancer. And not just | | | | quality and conditions of farming. |
| colon cancer. But they were also more at risk for lung | | | | But organic red meat is a better bet for some of the |
| cancer, liver cancer, and esophageal cancer. | | | | reasons mentioned. For instance, healthy fats can be |
| It is not completely understood why red meat and also | | | | found in organic, or grass-fed beef, which contains a |
| processed meat are linked to cancer, or how they | | | | lot of Omega-3 fatty acids and conjugated linoleic acid |
| increase the risk. There are a few theories about | | | | or CLA. |
| what it could be. | | | | Another example is the amount of fat in grass-fed |
| One theory is that people who eat a lot of red meat | | | | beef. It is much lower than regular grain-fed beef, as |
| may also have some other risky habits or lack of | | | | much as 50 percent lower. Eating grass-fed beef can |
| habits, like smoking and lack of exercise. This could | | | | actually lower your LDL cholesterol since it is so low in |
| explain why red meat seems to be causing cancer | | | | fat. |
| when it is not really understood why. | | | | Lower amounts of the unhealthy fats are better for |
| This study confirms another large study--a European | | | | you. And grass-fed beef is high in Vitamin E which |
| study of 500,000 people. And plenty of studies show | | | | fights cancer. However, if you grill the organic meat |
| you should go easy on the red meat, replacing it with | | | | over an open flame it is still not good for you. |
| fruits and vegetables, healthy fats (like those found in | | | | When you are sealed you will begin to notice what |
| fish) and enough fiber. | | | | you eat and how it affects you. When you become |
| There are certain conditions which affect how much | | | | more healthy you will also feel better, and you will start |
| red meat is not good for you. What is the tipping point? | | | | to notice how what you eat changes the way you |
| It depends. For example, how you cook the meat | | | | feel. |
| determines how healthy or harmful it is for you. | | | | Becoming sealed is belonging to God. When God |
| If you grill meat over an open flame or charcoal, it is | | | | claims you He will give you good health in many areas, |
| the most harmful for you. That produces the most | | | | but He expects you to help Him by doing your part |
| cancer-causing elements of any kind of cooking. | | | | and watching your diet when you receive the Seal. |
| Pan-frying a regular hamburger (without burning it) is | | | | |