Is meat safe for us to eat?
Date: 2011-03-03
Giving up meat altogether is the only way to avoid the health risks associated with eating animals. Bowel cancer is just the latest threat, with high blood pressure, heart disease and diabetes also commonly linked.
Add these to the virus and BSE dangers, meat is a hazard to health. Various surveys show that vegetarians live longer and are fitter than non-vegetarians. Choosing a different bit of the animal is not going to change that, but this report from the Evening Telegraph does try to promote this.
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Is meat safe for us to eat?
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