Meat is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as the flesh of an animal or bird. Food is any nutritious substance that is being eaten by man, animal or absorbed by plants in order to grow and maintain life. Meat is one of the many foods consumed by man. Meat is healthy, nutritious and beneficial to the existence and survival of man. Survival of man is, therefore, reliant the availability of vitamins, minerals and the classes of food man eats. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in its Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010, stated that “Meat is part of a complete and balanced diet and; hence, its consumption is beneficial for health reasons. The agency also stated that foods containing protein aside from delivering necessary protein needed for the body for health purposes, contains B
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It occurs often in third world countries, where per capita income is low or families cannot afford food – the lack of food or the unavailability of food when needed weakens the body’s immune system, increases the rate at which diseases and sickness thrive. Children end up having deficiencies in growth. Diets lacking in animal sourced protein and nutrients are not readily available to these families, and children end up with stunted growth, protruding ribs, large heads, and shiny, bloated stomachs barely supported by their skinny legs. The argument that meat causes cardiovascular disease and diabetes was recently debunked in a Harvard-based study which found no association between unprocessed meat and cardiovascular disease. The American Cancer Society guidelines made a correlation between processed meat, which is high in sodium and cancer and unprocessed meat. Processed meats have gone through chemical changes which have negatively affected the nutrients. The effect of these chemical changes on nutrients alters their chemical composition and makes them ineffective in their different areas of
It occurs often in third world countries, where per capita income is low or families cannot afford food – the lack of food or the unavailability of food when needed weakens the body’s immune system, increases the rate at which diseases and sickness thrive. Children end up having deficiencies in growth. Diets lacking in animal sourced protein and nutrients are not readily available to these families, and children end up with stunted growth, protruding ribs, large heads, and shiny, bloated stomachs barely supported by their skinny legs. The argument that meat causes cardiovascular disease and diabetes was recently debunked in a Harvard-based study which found no association between unprocessed meat and cardiovascular disease. The American Cancer Society guidelines made a correlation between processed meat, which is high in sodium and cancer and unprocessed meat. Processed meats have gone through chemical changes which have negatively affected the nutrients. The effect of these chemical changes on nutrients alters their chemical composition and makes them ineffective in their different areas of