The Protein Myth » cancer http://www.theproteinmyth.com Real truth behind protein? Protein causes disease? Best sources of protein? Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:12:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Can We Get Complete Protein From Animal Foods? http://www.theproteinmyth.com/can-we-get-complete-protein-from-animal-foods/ http://www.theproteinmyth.com/can-we-get-complete-protein-from-animal-foods/#comments Sun, 24 Aug 2008 20:10:40 +0000 protein http://www.theproteinmyth.com/?p=30 One of the classic and popular questions is ‘can we get complete protein from meat’?

This is a highly debated topic in the health community. Here’s a great well stated answer to the question along with health dangers of consuming animal foods including bone density, cancer and many more.

]]> http://www.theproteinmyth.com/can-we-get-complete-protein-from-animal-foods/feed/ 0 Animal Foods Increases Cholesterol, Cancer, Heart Disease http://www.theproteinmyth.com/animal-foods-increases-cholesterol-cancer-heart-disease/ http://www.theproteinmyth.com/animal-foods-increases-cholesterol-cancer-heart-disease/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 23:13:02 +0000 protein http://www.theproteinmyth.com/?p=13 There is a correlation between the amount of animal foods eaten and high cholesterol, cancer and heart disease. The China Study points out that when there is an increased consumption of animal foods, there is an corresponding increase of bone fractures, high cholesterol, heart disease and cancer.

The study showed the higher the animal protein intake, the more degenerative disease was found. The lower the animal protein and higher plant based diet consumed, the less degenerative disease was found.

Learn more about the China Study.

]]> http://www.theproteinmyth.com/animal-foods-increases-cholesterol-cancer-heart-disease/feed/ 1 Obesity, Breast Cancer and High Cholesterol Linked To Animal Protein http://www.theproteinmyth.com/obesity-breast-cancer-and-high-cholesterol-linked-to-animal-protein/ http://www.theproteinmyth.com/obesity-breast-cancer-and-high-cholesterol-linked-to-animal-protein/#comments Sat, 23 Aug 2008 21:46:23 +0000 protein http://www.theproteinmyth.com/?p=8 According to the China Study, obesity, high cholesterol and breast cancer are all linked to a high protein diet, specifically a high animal protein diet like the diet consumed in the United States. Additionally, according to the research, American women are exposed to estrogen about 4-5 times more than other women throughout the world because of the way we eat, and American women happen to have about 4-5 times higher incidents of breast cancer.

Lower risk of disease was found with a higher fiber intake, higher plant based diet, and lower fat diet.

What are the risks of consuming animal proteins?

Learn more about the China Study.

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