Bad news for meat industry

[speeder]

This just came out this morning. I'm probably doomed, I eat way too much red meat.

From an economic standpoint, it's going to be rough times for Texas and much of the farm belt of the USA with falling commodity prices and now this. From an environmental standpoint, raising cattle is worse than all the cars and trucks on the road plus the coal-fired factories if you factor in water usage and greenhouse gas emissions, plus a few other things.

I don't see the death of the beef industry but I'm glad I'm not invested in it or any other commodity right now.

The press release:
Processed meat can lead to cancer; red meat is risky too, WHO says - LA Times

[flipper35]

When they say red meat are they including wild game as well? We go through a lot of venison.

[Deschodt]

Apparently getting out of bed is carcinogenic...

[Bugsinrugs]

Life leads to death!

[stomachmonkey]

I see a market opportunity in Vapable meat.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Deschodt

Apparently getting out of bed is carcinogenic...

No, not really.

Originally Posted by Bugsinrugs

Life leads to death!

Of course it does. And certain things lead to an early, excruciating and financially bankrupting death.

[URY914]

I work in a hospital. A LOT of sick people here.

[Hugh R]

100% of people who ate tomatoes 200 years ago are now dead. Just saying.

[creaturecat]

Originally Posted by flipper35

When they say red meat are they including wild game as well? We go through a lot of venison.

processed meat is singled out as being the most problematic. by far.

[porsche4life]

Well ****... Guess I won't be living into old age!

[McLovin]

Shoot, now I have to reorder my Greatest Threats order:

1. Bacon
2. Global Warming
3. Terrorism

[berettafan]

Originally Posted by creaturecat

processed meat is singled out as being the most problematic. by far.

as in cured meats with preservatives and such or just butchered commercially?



I have personally cut way back on red meats.

[flipper35]

A lot of the stuff has a ton of nitrates in it which is bad for you. When we make our jerky we try to avoid it but then have to keep it in the fridge.

[berettafan]

I know to expect that with cured meats but wasn't sure if the comment included butchered meats that are not cured.

[Tobra]

So bacon is bad for you again? Sunshine gives you cancer too. Has at least as much, if not more, to do with genetics. All my relatives live into their 90's and keep their wits about them, despite smoking cigarettes for decades, eating butter, bacon, eggs, steak and all sorts of bad for you stuff.

If I have to give up eating steak and bacon to pick up a few years, bad years at the end, I would rather keep having my T bones, BLT's and bacon wrapped, cream cheese stuffed jalapeno. mmm, bacon wrapped jalapenoes

If I eat blackened fish, would the carcinogenic black stuff be cancelled out by the fish oil? I am going with that, and eating oatmeal to cancel out the bacon fat, so it is all good.


I think that paper was a reinterpretation of old study data.

[speeder]

I don't think the report is good for the meat industry whether the science is solid or not. Unfortunately for me and millions of others, it's probably pretty solid.

[flipper35]

Originally Posted by berettafan

I know to expect that with cured meats but wasn't sure if the comment included butchered meats that are not cured.

Check the cold cuts that are "deli" meats. Lots of nitrates in them if they are pre-packaged, not just the cured meats.

[speeder]

Originally Posted by Tobra

If I have to give up eating steak and bacon to pick up a few years, bad years at the end, I would rather keep having my T bones, BLT's and bacon wrapped, cream cheese stuffed jalapeno. mmm, bacon wrapped jalapenoes

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I completely agree in terms of enjoying life vs. picking up a couple more years in the nursing home wearing diapers but unfortunately, some of these cancers can strike in the prime of life and/or take long years to kill you.

[McLovin]

Originally Posted by speeder

I don't think the report is good for the meat industry whether the science is solid or not. Unfortunately for me and millions of others, it's probably pretty solid.

The report will be out of the news and forgotten by Friday. Maybe Thursday.

[creaturecat]

Originally Posted by berettafan

as in cured meats with preservatives and such or just butchered commercially?



I have personally cut way back on red meats.

cured meats