{"id":246599,"date":"2017-04-17T16:53:58","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T08:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/reasons-stop-eating-red-meat-246599.html"},"modified":"2017-04-18T12:12:18","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T04:12:18","slug":"reasons-stop-eating-red-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mariefranceasia.com\/my\/health-my\/healthy-practices-my\/wellbeing-tips-my\/reasons-stop-eating-red-meat-246599.html","title":{"rendered":"Code Red: 7 Reasons to stop eating so much red meat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Juicy, delicious steaks, tender succulent lamb shanks, and hulking pulled-pork burgers \u2013 what do they all have in common? Well, they can all make you very sick if you aren\u2019t careful. These ubiquitous meats - beef, pork and lamb - are all sheltered under the controversial umbrella of 'red meat\u2019. Now, don\u2019t get us\u00a0wrong, red meat isn\u2019t some noxious poison<\/strong> that\u2019s set on destroying every cell in your body. In fact, organic, grass-fed meat is loaded with much-needed nutrients, unanimously crowning it as one of the most wholesome\u00a0foods you can eat. But, when it comes to too much<\/em> meat (and processed meat, for that matter), it's\u00a0a whole different story<\/strong>.<\/p>

Studies have shown that consuming too much\u00a0red meat can have detrimental\u00a0effects on your health that will make you think twice about chowing down on\u00a0all those sausages and steaks. From heightening diabetes and cancer risks<\/a> <\/strong>to wrecking the brain<\/strong>, going overboard with red meat can prove to be a severe\u00a0threat to your health.<\/p>

We've rounded up the\u00a0top 7 reasons to moo-ve on from red meat. If you can successfully clamp down on your red meat intake, all we can say is \"Well done\"<\/em>.<\/p>

Lim Han<\/em><\/p>

Photos: Getty Images<\/em><\/p>

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