{"id":7490,"date":"2016-12-09T19:16:53","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T17:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carnisostenibili.cvdemo.online\/en\/?p=7490"},"modified":"2016-12-14T19:39:18","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T17:39:18","slug":"saturated-fat-meat-acquited-after-40-years-of-accusations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnisostenibili.it\/en\/saturated-fat-meat-acquited-after-40-years-of-accusations\/","title":{"rendered":"Saturated fat, meat acquited after 40 years of accusations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Diseases that affect the heart and blood vessels – cardiovascular diseases<\/strong> – include numerous health problems, many of which are related to a process called atherosclerosis<\/strong>, a condition that develops when a substance called plaque is deposited on the walls of the arteries. Its build-up narrows the arteries<\/strong>, making it harder for the blood to flow. If a clot forms inside the arteries, it can stop the flow of blood. This can cause a heart attack<\/strong> or a stroke. Diseases of the circulatory system<\/strong> have caused a number of deaths in 2008 amounting to 224,482 (97,952 men and 126,530 women), i.e. 38.8% of all deaths.<\/p>\n

Cardiovascular disease<\/strong> is largely preventable by adopting a healthy lifestyle, a particularly healthy diet<\/strong>, regular physical activity<\/strong> and the elimination of cigarette smoking.<\/p>\n

Meat<\/strong> is often viewed with concern for the health of the heart, but not all of the scientific studies agree on this point. A systematic review of 11 epidemiological studies<\/strong> published in 2015 found that in four studies a high intake of red meat posed a significant risk factor for coronary artery disease<\/strong> (CAD), but no significant association was found in the five other studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A reasonable amount of lean beef<\/strong> can be included in a healthy diet for the heart, and can have favourable effects on the metabolic syndrome and coronary heart disease<\/strong>. In some studies it was for example observed that adults with high cholesterol, who consumed 100-115 g of lean beef per day but limited their intake of saturated fat<\/strong> to less than 7% of total calories, have had a significant decrease in total cholesterol and LDL cholesterol<\/strong> compared to subjects with a diet low in meat, but with 12% of total calories from saturated fat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Another study by meta-analysis<\/strong> published in 2010<\/a> showed a significant increase in the risk of coronary heart disease<\/strong> with the increasing consumption of processed meats<\/strong>: a 50 g intake of processed meat a day (which is more than double that consumed in Italy<\/strong>) was associated with an average of 42% increased risk, while there was no correlation shown with red meat intake<\/strong> (relative risk [RR] = 1.00).<\/p>\n

Even the EPIC<\/strong> study<\/strong> showed a significantly increased risk of death due to cardiovascular diseases <\/strong>linked to the increased consumption of processed meat<\/strong> (HR 1.72 [95% CI 1.29 to 2.30]) comparing the highest consumption and the lowest (> 160 g per person per day compared to 10-19.9 g). With white and red unprocessed meat<\/strong> there was no significant correlation<\/strong> with cardiovascular death.<\/p>\n

In summary, the WHO recommendations to prevent cardiovascular diseases<\/strong> are to reduce the consumption of saturated fat, so as to control the level of \u201cbad cholesterol<\/strong>\u201d in the blood, hence the suggestion to prefer lean cuts of meat<\/strong>. But also to pay attention to other foods: saturated fats are also present in dairy products<\/strong>, in many baked goods<\/strong> and fried foods.<\/p>\n

Some<\/strong> plant foods<\/strong>, such as palm oil or coconut, for example contain large amounts of saturated fat<\/strong>. In fact meat and cured meats<\/strong> are among the least responsible foods of the assumption of saturated fat<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Sustainable Meat Project<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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