posted March 31, 2009 04:26 PM         

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Dulce, to be fair doctors know nothing about nutrition. Are you aware that doctors, in their 7 years of study to become doctors spend maximum 3 days on the subject of nutrition and diet? lol
a joke right?

Doctors are not qualified to speak of such things, trust me!

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I'm sorry but I don't believe that, especially when everything they say is pretty much in agreement with everything I've learned. A HUGE part of their jobs is to make sure you're healthy so why wouldn't they spend enough time learning this stuff?

I'm getting ready to go into healthcare too so I'm not talking dribbel here. And again, I have to go on iron pills because red meat is such a rare occurence in my diet. I don't care for red meat but I'm not gonna knock another person's need for it is a sufficient and cheap source of iron; not everyone has the resources to eat expensive organic stuff.

Its all down to eating things in moderation. The reason we have a gynormous amount of health problems is because we don't eat things in balance. If one has way too much red meat and very little vegetables or starch then OF COURSE they're gonna have all sorts of problems.

posted March 31, 2009 05:41 PM         

Most people on this planest are here because their ancestors ate meat.

Have you heard about Genotypes? There are 6 of them. Some are meat-pronounced, while others are grain-pronounced. So people have different dietary requirements based on their genetic ancestry.

And, what is it about the Irish living so long???

posted March 31, 2009 05:42 PM         

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I'm not asking you to buy into MY opinion... it is not MY opinion... these are the FACTS.

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If that's your research than why is mine and everyone else's findings to the contrary? Everyone else agrees that relying on red meat ALONE is bad for you, but the general consensus is that it still has a very significant source of iron, almost equal to that of leafy greens. Google it, and you'll see. The other 'sources of iron' you named are pretty much paltry compared to that.

posted March 31, 2009 06:07 PM         

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Who is everyone else? The general public?
Come on Dulce, i KNOW you are more intelligent than that!
It is not just about ignorance and naivety, it's about companies and money too.

Do you even know what goes into the meat you eat? Are you even aware that man's diet in the olden days consisted of

65% vegetation
30% seeds and berries
5% meat

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So there's no room for cultural variations in cuisine now? There has been a such thing as tribes that were traditionally pastoral (ie. eat alot of meat) in addition to the ethnic groups who were mainly agricultural or fishermen. Atleast where I'm from that was the case for over a milennia.

OF COURSE, there is alot of processed crap in food today, no one disagrees with that. But I ask of you, what does that have to do with what is a natural source and what isn't?

posted March 31, 2009 06:13 PM         

Want to read something from a doctor obviously very concerned about meat studies?
http://www.proteinpower.com/drmike/fast-food/meat-and-mortality/#more-2770

posted March 31, 2009 06:17 PM         

Because according to your argument, NOTHING is a source of anything....because everything's been processed with similar things. I can't think of anything that's purely organic anymore, not even a single vegetable.

posted March 31, 2009 06:24 PM         

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I really can't be bothered with people who would rather be right than learn something so enjoy!

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posted March 31, 2009 06:31 PM         

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I am quite capable of learning something new thanks, so quit the snidey, immature comments. I expect better from you.

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I laugh at the irony of this..... while eating ground beef curry over rice.