(UK) So you want to be a meat reducer?
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lentil burgers for robust health and, on the other side, the confirmed
meat-eaters. But a proliferation of health reports over the years has
given rise to a new breed of health-conscious eaters, nicknamed the
meat reducers. They're not quite ready to eschew meat but are cutting
back because of fears that it might lead to diseases such as cancer.
A major health report published last October by the World Cancer
Research Fund (WCRF) ramped up the fear over red meat in particular
when it confirmed a link between eating red meat, particularly
processed meat, and bowel cancer, which is common in Scotland.
This comprehensive report on the link between diet and cancer
recommended a small amount of red meat could be eaten every other day,
(amounting to 500g of cooked red meat a week), with as little
processed meat, such as bacon, sausages and salami, as possible, if
any. It found that just 50g of processed meat (such as three rashers
of bacon) daily could increase the risk of bowel cancer by 20%.
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There is little doubt that the WCRF report will have been the last
straw for many meat-eaters, convincing them that less is probably
wiser. And it's a belief that sits well with environmentalists, animal
rights activists and, increasingly, with younger people who have grown
up listening to arguments over food.
Philip Ross, 24, is typical of this breed of meat reducer. Although
not a vegetarian, he has a passion for non-meat dishes that came about
accidentally, but which has for him, made more health sense.
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