Lecture by Dr. Neal Barnard (President of PCRM) about nutrition:
Dr. Kwame Asenso reveals the misinformation about protein in our diet and the fatal impacts on human health:
Meat-Based Diets Increase Bladder Cancer Risk
Meat consumption increases the risk of bladder cancer, according to a new study presented at the American Association for Cancer Research’s annual meeting. Researchers studied the diets of 884 participants with bladder cancer and 878 controls and found that those who ate the most meat were up to 58 percent more likely to develop bladder cancer. Eating well-done meat was linked to an almost twofold increased risk of bladder cancer. Cooking meat at high temperatures produces carcinogens called heterocyclic amines. Study participants who consumed the most bacon, pork chops, fried chicken, and fried fish also had a higher risk.
Lin J, Wang JM, Grossman BH, et al. Red meat and heterocyclic amine intake, metabolic pathway genes, and bladder cancer risk. Report presented at: American Association for Cancer Research 101st Annual Meeting; April 17, 2010: Washington DC.
Excellent video about the advantages and the positive consequences of vegan diet for a better world.
Recent study from WorldWatch Institute –
the extreme importance of
livestock for the climate change
A recent study published on October 21, 2009 by the renowned World Watch institute, authors Goodland and Anhang concluded that over 51% of greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions come from livestock. So the consumption of meat, milk, dairy products and eggs are by far the main reason for climate change. Without changing the diet habits to a vegan diet there is no chance at all to avert a climate catastrophe.
Reference: www.worldwatch.org (PDF ca. 0,8 MB)
Interview with Carl Lewis
9 times Gold Medal winner Carl Lewis confirms the great health and athletic benefits of a vegan diet, illustrating how his best athletic performances came to pass on the vegan diet, and how the Olympic track team at the time went vegetarian and got more successful.
Position Paper of the ADA (American Dietetic Association) about vegetarian and vegan Diet.
Reference: www.eatright.org