ARTICLES: Corriere della Sera, September 10, 2009.
less meat for themselves and for the planet.
reduce consumption decreases the risk of cancer and heart disease, but also global warming.
less meat for themselves and for the planet.
reduce consumption decreases the risk of cancer and heart disease, but also global warming.
LONDON - A simple way to pamper yourself and be environmentally sound? Serve a little 'less meat. It is better for our health but also for the whole world: 18 percent of greenhouse gases is derived from all activities related to the breeding of animals used for meat, so reducing fuel consumption would have an impact not just on well global warming.
less meat for themselves and for the planet.
reduce consumption decreases the risk of cancer and heart disease, but also global warming.
HEALTH - The appeal comes from the cardiologists meeting in Barcelona for the European Society of Cardiology Congress, describing: "Eat beef and pork in large amount increases by about 30 per cent risk of dying because of cardiovascular disease or cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund and American Institute for Cancer Research have shown in 500 grams a week the maximum consumption of red meat. " The World Health Organization is even more cautious about a recommended intake of 300 grams of red meat (fresh or preserved) at week 45, 50 grams al giorno. Ma secondo i dati dell'Osservatorio dell'Istituto Nazionale di Ricerca per gli Alimenti e la Nutrizione (INRAN), in Italia adulti e adolescenti ne mangiano più del doppio e solo i lattanti rispettano il consumo raccomandato di proteine animali. Insomma, abbiamo davvero un po' esagerato. Anche perché la connessione fra consumo di carne rossa e guai per la salute è ormai sicura: poco tempo fa, ad esempio, uno studio ha confermato che mangiarne molta aumenta la mortalità e che l'11 per cento dei decessi negli uomini e il 16 per cento di quelli nelle donne potrebbero essere evitati riducendo l'introito di bistecche, insaccati e affini.
AMBIENTE – I «danni» della troppa carne rossa però do not stop at the level of the individual: as explained cardiologists in Barcelona, \u200b\u200bthe unbridled consumption that characterizes Western societies is tied hand in glove with global warming. Changes in climate, in turn, are responsible for numerous human health problems, from respiratory diseases to malnutrition, will increase with the expansion of the hot areas and desertified. "Human diseases and global warming are definitely related, in many ways - write the cardiologists in the document distributed at the conference -. The WHO and many medical associations are taking this into account in their recommendations, but the problem is large and everyone must do their part. It is difficult interventions at the level of political energy, agricultural, urban or transport can be successful if the whole population is not aware of the risks associated with climate change. " Information and awareness are therefore essential. Also because according to research just out of Food Research International, the circle will end up close: with the increase in average temperatures, the quality of meat is likely to worsen because many farm animals suffer from the heat and when they live at high temperatures ( for the pig, for example, the thermometer should not exceed 31 degrees) give meat darker, harder, less greasy and tasty. Less good, in fact. I probably should not be forced to give up meat because of this, but think about it first to reduce consumption to avoid unpleasant consequences for us and the planet. These are small gestures that count: Eat less meat, but choose foods that do not have to travel thousands of miles before arriving on our table. A diet eco-friendly, in short, that help the world feel a bit 'better and would keep us healthier.
Elena Meli
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