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Originally Posted by lightworker888
Don't get me wrong, Jm. I am not saying that it wouldn't be useful to have a more plant based diet than a meat based diet, but I do believe that some animal protein is also useful. As always moderation and source is the key as well as emotional attitude towards eating whatever you eat. We are fortunate to have access to good sources of both veggies and meat, fish and chicken but it needs to be sourced out. I found that free range chicken was harder to find near TV. Would appreciate any info on that.
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It's not what's it's cracked up to be
Unlike the term "USDA Organic," which can only be applied to foods that meet exacting guidelines set by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), the use of the term "free-range" is less strict. Any chickens that have regular access to an outdoor area -- a patch of cement or a small, fenced gravel yard -- can be called free-range. Even if a bird gets just five minutes of outdoor time a day, she qualifies as a free-range chicken.
There's conflicting information about how rigorously the USDA inspects free-range chickens and turkeys. The USDA website states that in order for poultry to be labeled free-range or free-roaming, "Producers must demonstrate to the Agency that the poultry has been allowed access to the outside." That's it. How often, and how strictly, the USDA inspects chickens' outdoor access is anyone's guess.
To quote that very article "Professor Martin Wiseman, medical and scientific adviser for World Cancer Research Fund, said the study was being promoted by the meat industry, but added: ‘This paper is not a systematic review of the evidence and does not change the fact that there is convincing evidence that red and processed meat increase risk of bowel cancer.
But to suggest, as the authors of this review have done, that there is “no evidence” that a moderate intake of lean red meat has any negative health effects is wrong.‘Essentially, the public has a choice between believing our findings – which are those of an independent panel of scientists after a systematic and transparent review of the complete global evidence – or the conclusions of this review.’
If that's solid evidence for you to rely upon fine. But without quoting numerous studies showing otherwise the balance you're referring to is not in red meat or poultry, fish
maybe.
The fact that your interested in diet is great, would you be willing to get a dvd on Netflix or amazon that can explain this way better than I?
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