Okay, were I a woman, I’d be pissed. As a fan of women, I’m pissed on your behalf. Not only have you been told to refrain from red meat, eggs and dairy products (milk and cheeses) depriving your collective selves of wonderful and yummy animal proteins rich in amino acids, iron and calcium (something most women don’t get enough of) there apparently has been no valid reason for doing so.
A study of 319,826 women ranging in ages from 20-70 in Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Norway, Spain the Netherlands (that’s the Dutch) and the UK failed to document any consistent link between intakes of meat, eggs and dairy products and any increased risk for the development of breast cancer in women.
I won’t get into the specifics of the study of the exclusionary criteria. Suffice it to say that the study published online in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, June 2009, was funded by a large number of international research foundations and it tails a 2007 World Cancer Research Fund study which similarly found no clear link between animal protein intake and breast cancer.
Now, put down the tofu. Step away from the tofu. I suggest that instead you have a nice filet with maytag blue cheese and a ceasar salad. No. Seriously.
posted by David Marc Schwadron, Esq.
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