Argumentative Essay: Does Meat Cause Cancer?

Meat, we have been eating this nutritious and protein packed food since man learned about its tastiness and nutritional value centuries ago when our primate ancestors were still dragging their knuckles on the ground. The only thing that has changed from then to now is that back then, news only traveled as far as someone could yell and now days we have a communication system that is so surreal that news can travel around the globe in the matter of nanoseconds and as anyone knows, bad news always travels faster than good news. The common concerns with people and red meat now days is that people are uninformed about its’ exceptional nutritional value, that no food has ever been linked to cancer, growth supplements don’t make it into the human body, or that humans aren’t made to consume meat. A person who consumes a high meat diet more than likely is also consuming a high amount of protein in their diet. A high meat diet does have a good amount of benefits for a person with a very active life style or someone looking for a diet, combined with exercise, which allows the dieter to eat a fulfilling meal. The problem with such a diet is that he/she is missing key nutrients and vitamins that can’t be found in meat but are only found in fruits, cereal grains and vegetables.

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A lot of people seem to think so, but the answer is not very likely. Extensive studies have been conducted about the concern that meat could cause cancer. Again, they said there was many environmental factors that came into play other than just meat possibly causing cancer. Red meat can be just one of the many numbers that can cause cancer. As long as a person who consumes meat is also consuming a balanced diet containing fruits, veggies, and fiber, they will be fine. (Noakes, 2005) This does not mean a person should eat an entire beef alone each week just because that person eats a bowl of cereal each morning for