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- Title
To eat or not to eat meat. That is the question.
- Authors
Celada, Paloma; Bastida, Sara; Sánchez-Muniz, Francisco J.
- Abstract
Meat is a well accepted food with appreciable appealing. Due to its high nutritional value it plays a central role in human development. Meat/meat derivates are important sources of proteins, minerals and vitamins. Their nutritional importance is paralleled to their economic impact. Paying attention to the social alarm originated by a recent publication of WHO about the relationship between red and/or processed meat consumption and cancer, this paper reviews the following aspects: a) the present consumption of meat/meat products in Spain; b) the contribution of their macro/micronutrients to the recommended dietary allowances; c) the obliged use of additives (e.g. nitrites and nitrates) to warrant the food safety, and their daily intake. In addition health risks derived from a high consumption, as well as the most appropriate culinary uses in order to reduce the formation of toxic products (e.g. N-nitrosocompounds) are commented. Due to the huge variety of available meat products, this paper concludes that any generalization should be avoided. We also emphasize about the advantages of consuming meat/meat products in the frame of a Mediterranean diet, rich in vegetables, fruits, and bioactive compounds.
- Subjects
MEAT; ETIOLOGY of cancer; TRANSMISSION of prion diseases; MEDITERRANEAN diet; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of nitrites; PHYSIOLOGICAL effects of nitrates; PHYSIOLOGY
- Publication
Nutrición Hospitalaria, 2016, Vol 33, Issue 1, p177
- ISSN
0212-1611
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.20960/nh.29