Brazilian study says good red meat is healthy
26/09/2011
Dr Castro presented the results of the study at the sixty-sixth Brazilian Cardiology Congress, which took place in mid-September. In particular, he said the findings were in keeping with the recent work of Harvard professor Dr Kevin Croce. Dr Croce travelled to Brazil to take part in the Congress.
In his own presentation at the event, Dr Croce addressed facts and myths relating to red meat.
Dr Castro said red meat, as long as visible fat is trimmed off, is a very important source of protein, omega 3, vitamin B12, zinc and iron. He said consumers need not limit their consumption of good cuts of red meat, although he recommended cutting out sausages and similar products because of their high levels of salt.
The study involved 70 volunteers, divided into two groups. One group ate 125 grammes of high-quality red meat, from cattle raised on in pastureland, every day. The second group ate the same amount of meat, but from cattle raised in feedlots. In a second phase of the study, the groups swapped meat sources. No participant registered a dangerously high cholesterol level.
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