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Originally Posted by GoldenRivet
agreed.
bacon 5 times a day deep fried in lard = bad
steak once or twice a week grilled = not bad
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One should also factor into the equation the potential effects of chemicals within the body of the animal being eaten. Furthermore there's the hormones to consider as well, both factors can increase the unhealthiness of the meat being consumed, however it's usually such a trace amount that no real effects are noticeable unless vast quantities are consumed.
The problem lies in the feed stocks that most cattle are receiving these days, it's a pile of rubbish, full of chemicals to increase the shelf life and growth hormones to increase the bulk of the animal. It's been that way since the industrial revolution, although admittedly there are laws in place to help reduce the amount of rubbish going into the food for farm animals, at least there is in Europe and the UK anyway, since the whole BSE crisis of the 1990s.
Still, even with that knowledge, I eat meat, because I enjoy it. I think the only non-meat food that I enjoy as much as meat is pasta and noodles.
Oh, and strangely for a Brit, I'm not that keen on fish and chips...would much rather have sausage and chips.
