Cheap Red Meat Is Helping Kill Off Glasgow's Poorest Men 30 Years Before Their Time - Science - News - The Independent

Cheap red meat is helping kill off Glasgow's poorest men 30 years...
News
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/red-meat-processed-li...
Voices
Culture
"#$
News Science
Cheap red meat is helping kill off

Glasgow's poorest men 30 years before
their time
'You need to be able to afford to buy good-quality food. If you dont
and you cant get quality red meat without additives, youre going to
have an issue'
Ian Johnston Science Correspondent | 7 hours ago | !
The city of Glasgow has long been notorious for the

astonishing gap in life expectancy between rich and poor. Men
who can expect to die at the age of just 54 live within a few miles
1 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47
News
Voices
Culture
"#$
Now researchers believe they have found a key reason for this
disparity the regular consumption of cheap, processed meat,
particularly by the citys poorest men.
High levels of phosphate in red meat was linked to premature
ageing and kidney damage. And the study found that phosphate
was much more easily absorbed by the body from meat
containing additives.
Phosphate occurs naturally in many foodstus, such as meats,
sh, eggs, dairy products and vegetables. But consuming too
much of the substance wears down telomeres, vital structures on
the tips of a person's chromosomes that help protect against a
range of diseases -- from cardiovascular disease to Alzheimer's
and cancer. Telomeres are so important that some scientists
even believe they can be measured to give an accurate prediction
of when someone will die.
Last year the World Health Organisation warned that processed
meat caused cancer and red meat was also probably
carcinogenic.
READ MORE
The WHO says meats are linked to cancer - so how
dangerous are they?
Too much red meat 'can heighten the chances of
developing diabetes'
No salt, no red meat, and fish soup for breakfast: it's
the Aung San
Red meat increases risk of early death, says study
The Glasgow study analysed people from the most deprived
and the least deprived areas covered by NHS Greater Glasgow.
The results, reporting in the journal Ageing, suggested that
phosphate from red meat consumption increased a person's
biological age in contrast to their actual age.
2 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47
News
Voices
Culture
"#$
red meat, they also tended to eat more fruit and vegetables which
helped oset the eect.
One of the researchers, Professor Paul Shiels, of Glasgow
University's Institute of Cancer Sciences, said the main reason
people were eating a bad diet was because they could not aord a
better one.
Its poverty, its not a personal choice. Addressing poverty is the
route to tackling this properly, he said.
You need to be able to aord to buy good-quality food. If you
dont and you cant get quality red meat without additives, youre
going to have an issue.
The researchers found the link between high phosphate levels
and more frequent consumption of red meat only in men. The
most deprived men had 7.4 per cent higher phosphate intake
than the least deprived.
READ MORE
England's richest people 'live eight years longer than poorest'
3 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47
News
Voices
Culture
red meat might absorb 60 per cent of its phosphates, but would
take in 100 per cent from red meat with additives, Professor
Shiels said.
"#$
Glasgow is known for consuming large amounts of Scotlands

other national drink, the soft drink Irn-Bru, which is another
source of phosphates.
But Professor Shiels said it did not appear to be a factor because
of the dierent ways the body absorbs dierent kinds of food and
drink. It contains a lot of phosphates but its not entering the
fray here, he said.
% UK news in pictures
&
'
% 30
show all
4 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47
News
Voices
Culture
"#$
Professor Shiels suggested people should rethink the idea that

red meat should be served at every meal.
As someone who grew up in that kind of environment my dad
was a butcher its scary to think about, he said.
More about: | Red Meat| diet| Cancer| Ageing |

Life Expectancy
COMMENTS
You can now 'unsend' a

text message before
someone reads it
This might be the
moment Isis went full
Four Lions
People are sharing
these images to show
just how awful London's
rental market is
There's a bizarre joke
flying around Twitter
that Zac Goldsmith is
the Croydon cat killer
Cassetteboy's latest
video is actually really
kind to Jeremy Hunt...
5 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47
News
Dakota Johnson finds

Fifty Shades Darker sex
scenes 'tedious'
Voices
Culture
"#$
Phone scam costs

victims 300 even
when they don't answer
the call
Tinder launches tool to
let people go on dates
in groups
Denmark to tax red
meat to fight 'ethical
problem' of climate
change
Mindfulness therapy
works as well as
anti-depressants, study
finds
VIDEO
Lemonade: Mathew Knowles

and Tina Knowles react to new
visual album
Father's hilarious
argument about
boyfriends with
4-year-old daughter
Police officer filmed

saving man who tried
to jump off a bridge
SPONSORED FEATURES
Guide to Dubai: a
couple-friendly holiday
6 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47
News
Engineering the right

career path with work
placements
Voices
Culture
"#$
Best of British leads way

in world-class research
7 Steps to Student
Safety
Rethink: Australia
7 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47
News
Voices
Culture
Follow us:
"#$
) *
User Policies
Newsletters
Privacy Policy
Jobs
Cookie Policy
Subscriptions
Code of Conduct
Advertising Guide
Complaint Form
Syndication
Contact Us
Evening Standard
Contributors
Novaya Gazeta
All Topics
Install our Apps
Archive
8 of 8
28/04/2016, 07:47

Cheap Red Meat Is Helping Kill Off Glasgow's Poorest Men 30 Years Before Their Time - Science - News - The Independent

Enviado por

Dados do documento

Descrição original:

Título original

Direitos autorais

Formatos disponíveis

Compartilhar este documento

Compartilhar ou incorporar documento

Opções de compartilhamento

Você considera este documento útil?

Este conteúdo é inapropriado?

Direitos autorais:

Formatos disponíveis

Cheap Red Meat Is Helping Kill Off Glasgow's Poorest Men 30 Years Before Their Time - Science - News - The Independent

Enviado por

Direitos autorais:

Formatos disponíveis

Cheap red meat is helping kill off Glasgow's poorest men 30 years...

Cheap red meat is helping kill off

The city of Glasgow has long been notorious for the

England's richest people 'live eight years longer than poorest'

Glasgow is known for consuming large amounts of Scotlands

Professor Shiels suggested people should rethink the idea that

More about: | Red Meat| diet| Cancer| Ageing |

You can now 'unsend' a

Dakota Johnson finds

Phone scam costs

Lemonade: Mathew Knowles

Police officer filmed

Engineering the right

Best of British leads way

Install our Apps

Você também pode gostar