Can the elderly eat red meat?

　　A 10-year follow-up study in the United States showed that eating a large amount of "red meat" such as beef and lamb and processed meat such as hot dogs and bacon will increase elderly mortality rate.

　　Researchers surveyed the eating habits of 545,000 middle-aged and elderly people aged 50 to 71 10 years ago and began follow-up. These people are all members of the retiree organization AARP and are in good health. In ten years, more than 70,000 people died.

　　The survey results show that those who consume less than 0.14 kilograms of red meat per week male In comparison, men who ate 0.79 kilograms of minced beef per week died from cancer are 22% more likely to die from heart disease and 27% more likely to die from heart disease.

　　female On the other hand, women who eat a lot of red meat are 20% more likely to die from cancer and 50% more likely to die from heart disease than women who eat less red meat.

　　Rashmi Sinha of the National Cancer Institute, who led the survey, said that people who eat more "white meat" such as chicken and fish have a relatively small risk of early death.

　　Sinha wrote in the paper that several healthy Organizations have recommended that people limit their consumption of red meat and processed meat to reduce the risk of cancer. This survey once again confirms this view.

　　The National Beef Producers Association and other organizations have questioned the findings. Nutritionist Cheech Snyder said in a statement that the study "attempts to combat all consumption of red meat by studying the extremes in meat consumption. ”