Replacing Red Meat with Other Protein Sources Reduces Risk of Stroke

A diet rich in protein can bring health benefits, but it all depends on the type of protein consumed. According to a study by the Harvard School of Public Health, consuming too much red meat increases the risk of stroke, while consuming poultry reduces the likelihood. The results were published in the journal Stroke .

The conclusion came from more than 20 years of study, with an analysis of approximately 1,400 men and 2,600 women who had a stroke. To investigate the influence of various types of dietary protein in cases of AVEs, the researchers divided the study participants according to the amount of red meat, poultry, fish, dairy products and other sources of protein ingested. changes in the risk of stroke according to the substitution of protein sources in the diet. Exchanging a portion of red meat for the same amount of bird lowered the risk of the disease by 27%. Already replacing the same portion of meat with oilseeds or fish resulted in a 17% drop in the chances of having a stroke, and the exchange of a portion of red meat for dairy products made the risk fall from 10 to 11%. Men who ate more than two servings of red meat a day - a number considered the largest in the study diet - had a 28% higher risk of suffering a stroke, compared to those who ate on average one-third of red meat per day - considered the smallest portion within the study. Among women, those who ate up to two servings of red meat per day had a 19% greater risk of suffering strokes than those who ate less than half of one serving daily. A 19% increase in the risk of stroke means that instead of 26 per 1000 people suffering from the disease, 31 per 1,000 will likely go through it.

Eat less red meat and live longer

A newly- published by the journal

Archives of Internal Medicine

shows that those who eat less red meat and processed meats live longer. The research tracked for 10 years more than half a million people between the ages of 50 and 71. The fifth of the people who consumed the most red meat (mean of 62.5g / 1000 Kcal per day) was the one that presented the highest mortality independent of the cause, and also higher mortality due to cardiovascular diseases and cancer, when compared to the fifth part that consumed less meat (9.8g / 1000 Kcal per day).

This same risk ratio was observed with the consumption of processed meats with higher consumption and higher mortality risk. In the case of white meat, the results were exactly opposite. The fifth of the people who consumed the most white meat had a lower risk of general mortality, as well as cardiovascular diseases and cancer, compared to the fifth that ate less white meat. Researchers estimate that between 11 and 16% of deaths could be avoided if people ate less red meat, and reducing the risk of mortality from cardiovascular disease could reach 21%. Red meat contains a large amount of saturated fat which in turn is associated with increased cholesterol levels, blood pressure and cancer risk. Red meat still has recognized carcinogenic compounds, which may be even more concentrated in processed meats. For the neurologist Ricardo Teixeira, it is not the case to radicalize and recommend that everyone adopt the vegetarian diet. Limiting consumption of red and processed meats to less than 10% of daily calories is enough. In this sense, diets with high levels of red meat as a source of protein (eg, "Dr. Atkins" diet) do not guarantee good health results when one thinks about the long term.

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