Health@Heart
Red Meat and Eggs
Are red meat and eggs diet essentials?
No, red meat and eggs are not essential in our diet. One can live a healthy life without red meat and eggs. As a matter of fact, abstinence from red meat and eggs , and other high fat/cholesterol food items, will confer a healthier life for us, as long as we eat other proteins, like beans, nuts, tofu/other soya products, fish, yes, especially fish.
Why do red meat and eggs taste good?
The taste of food is in the fat molecules. That’s why red meat, especially the fatty portion, and egg yolk, taste so good. That tells you how much fat is in them. If one totally removes all the fats in, say, a piece of pork or beef, doing this scientifically in the laboratory under the microscope, the end result would be a practically tasteless piece of meat, one that would taste like rope fibers. Cutting out the fats from red meat at the dining table does not really remove all the fats. At best, we could perhaps shave off 20% of the total fats in the meat we eat. To think that we can “cut out the fat” of red meat this way, and therefore eat safely, is a big misconception, a dangerous notion. Red meat and eggs are not necessary for nourishing our body. It is best to avoid them.
Why are they bad for our health?
In the United States alone, one person dies every minute (yes, every minute!) from heart attack, not to mention stroke. These two diseases are brought on by atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries), caused by the high cholesterol food we eat daily. This deadly fat substance thickens our blood and this thick coat of high cholestrol blood is painted on the inner wall of our tiny arteries in the heart and brain, and other arteries, as this fat-laden blood is circulated throughout our body. The cholesterol coat on the inner wall gets thicker and thicker, as months and years go by, much like the junk that collects and blocks our sewer pipes in the kitchen or bathroom. Eventually, the cholesterol plaques (thick fat coats on the inner wall of the arteries) become so thick and blocks the coronary arteries, depriving the heart muscles of blood and oxygen supply, leading to a heart attack. In the brain, a similar situation causes a stroke, and in the legs, gangrene.
How safe are egg white and egg substitutes?
The cholesterol in eggs is in the yolk (yellow portion). Egg white has some but not much cholesterol. Frying egg white will add on the cholesterol from the frying oil. Canola (Sunflower, Safflower) oil is the best oil to use. Corn oil, vegetable oil, and other oil claimed to have low cholesterol are not as good as canola oil. Egg substitutes using egg white are obviously superior. Substitute that uses part of the yolk naturally have higher cholesterol content. It is prudent to read the labels on the canned or packaged food before buying them. But again, eggs are not essential to our diet, so it is healthier to avoid them.
Is the diet for children different?
Basically, no. A good healthy diet for adults low in fats and cholesterol is a good diet for children. It is a misconception that hurts our children to think that our infants and youngsters need red meat, eggs and other high fat food items. Autopsies on children, as early as age 5, who died of an accident or illness, reveal that their young arteries are already lined (coated) with some hardening of the arteries. Yes, at that early age. This only suggests that what we are feeding our children, from infancy, is not the healthiest, and that this needs to be re-visited, re-evaluated and revised by our scientists, pediatricians and nutritionists, to minimize this pandemic of hardening of the arteries that victimizes our children and shorten their lives as adults.
Why are fish, vegetables and fruits good for us?
Ask your mother and she would know, whether she lives in the rural province or in the sprawling metropolis. If we only listened to our mothers, we would have been healthier. Fish, in general, but especially salmon and tuna, has Omega-3 essential fatty acids that protect us from coronary heart disease and cancer. This is the type of fat that is good for our health. Vegetables and fruits provide us with high fiber and phytochemical anti-oxidants that neutralize free radicals (which cause harm to our body tissues, causing coronary heart disease and malignant tumors), thus protecting us from heart attack and cancers. Amazingly, Oregano spice is one of the best, and the highest, sources of natural antioxidants, 40 times better than apples, 30 times better than potatoes and 12 times better than oranges.
Besides a healthy diet, daily exercise, abstinence from tobacco, disciplined alcohol intake, and regular rest and relaxation are the key to a healthier lifestyle and longevity.
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