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8 Ridiculous Myths About Eating Meat
Business Insider ^ | 02/27/2014 | KRIS GUNNARS, AUTHORITY NUTRITION

Posted on 02/27/2014 10:40:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind

There is a lot of nonsense in nutrition. One of the worst examples is the constant propaganda against meat consumption.

Here are 8 ridiculous myths about meat consumption and health.

1. Meat Rots in Your Colon

Some people claim that meat doesn’t get digested properly and “rots” in your colon.

This is absolute nonsense, probably invented by dishonest vegans in order to scare people away from eating meat.

What happens when we eat meat, is that it gets broken down by stomach acid and digestive enzymes. In the small intestine, the proteins are broken down into amino acids and the fats are broken down into fatty acids.

After that, they get absorbed over the digestive wall and into the bloodstream. There’s nothing left to “rot” in your colon.If you want to know what really “rots” in your colon, it’s indigestible plant matter (fiber)… from vegetables, fruits, grains and legumes.

The human digestive system doesn’t have the enzymes necessary to break downfiber, which is why it travels all the way to the colon. There, it gets fermented (rots) by the friendly bacteria in the intestine, which turn it into nutrients and beneficial compounds like the short-chain fatty acid butyrate (1).

This is what keeps the friendly bacteria alive and many studies are showing that feeding these bacteria properly is incredibly important for optimal health (2, 3). So, meat doesn’t rot in the colon. Plants do… and this is actually a good thing.

Bottom Line: The nutrients in meat are broken down and absorbed way before they reach the colon. However, fiber from plants does ferment (“rot”) in the colon, which is actually a good thing as it feeds the friendly bacteria.

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TOPICS: Food; Health/Medicine
KEYWORDS: health; meat; myths
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1 posted on 02/27/2014 10:40:39 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

One more big myth I would like to explode: Organic foods are healthier than non organic foods. Wrong! Just more expensive.


2 posted on 02/27/2014 10:46:37 AM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: SeekAndFind

Never met a healthy looking vegan. They all look sickly.


3 posted on 02/27/2014 10:47:41 AM PST by no-to-illegals (Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
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To: SeekAndFind

That reminds me...

Any FReeper out there have any good recipes for buffalo steak?


4 posted on 02/27/2014 10:49:49 AM PST by RandallFlagg ("I said I never had much use for one. Never said I didn't know how to use it." --Quigley)
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To: no-to-illegals

Yes, I’ve noticed that too.


5 posted on 02/27/2014 10:50:50 AM PST by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

There are more organic foods sold in the US than are produced. :-)


6 posted on 02/27/2014 10:51:09 AM PST by nesnah (Liberals - the petulant children of politics)
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To: no-to-illegals
Never met a healthy looking vegan. They all look sickly.

This man don't look sickly to me... (maybe he's cheating )

7 posted on 02/27/2014 10:52:33 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: no-to-illegals

Sums it up nicely:
http://www.gocomics.com/bc/2014/02/26#.Uw-Jh7TwJg8


8 posted on 02/27/2014 10:52:35 AM PST by knittnmom (Save the earth! It's the only planet with chocolate!)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
RE: Organic foods are healthier than non organic foods.

You mean the entire premise of this business is a scam?

9 posted on 02/27/2014 10:54:31 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind
Article author: Ron Swanson

From the Ron Swanson grilling website:
“If you are hungry for more food after you finish eating your meat, then grill more meat. Do not resort to vegetables.”

http://www.ronswansongrill.com/index.shtml

10 posted on 02/27/2014 10:55:02 AM PST by fungoking (Tis a pleasure to live in the Ozarks)
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To: SeekAndFind

Beans


11 posted on 02/27/2014 10:55:04 AM PST by piroque ("In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act")
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To: RandallFlagg
Take one buffalo.

Slice into steaks about half inch thick.

Rub with raw garlic, salt and pepper.

Slap on a screaming hot seasoned black iron grill.

Wait one minute.

Flip.

Wait another minute.

Remove.

Eat.

12 posted on 02/27/2014 10:55:38 AM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
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To: SeekAndFind

There is a REASON the nickname for the place is “Whole Paycheck”!


13 posted on 02/27/2014 10:58:02 AM PST by hoagy62 ("Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered..."-Thomas Paine. 1776)
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To: FReepers

FR To The Finish Line!

14 posted on 02/27/2014 10:58:16 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

I met an organic farmer a year ago. He said that what the government considers and labels “organic” is a joke. He said they don’t know what the term means and all sorts of crap passes as “organic”.


15 posted on 02/27/2014 11:00:22 AM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: hoagy62
There is a REASON the nickname for the place is “Whole Paycheck”!

Maybe so, but they have some of the best New York steaks anywhere. Fantastic for grilling.

16 posted on 02/27/2014 11:00:32 AM PST by rjsimmon (1-20-2013 The Tree of Liberty Thirsts)
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To: SeekAndFind
This man don't look sickly to me... (maybe he's cheating )

If by cheating you mean, eating human placenta, then, yes he is cheating.

17 posted on 02/27/2014 11:01:05 AM PST by sportutegrl
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To: SeekAndFind

Is Barry in there decreeing lower arugula prices?


18 posted on 02/27/2014 11:02:27 AM PST by Freestate316 (Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
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To: SeekAndFind

A thetan vegan?


19 posted on 02/27/2014 11:03:41 AM PST by Freestate316 (Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
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To: no-to-illegals

That’s the internal ugliness of liberalism seeping out.


20 posted on 02/27/2014 11:06:21 AM PST by Freestate316 (Know what you believe and why you believe it.)
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