Diet rich in animal protein

[nonethewiser]

Been making some small changes to diet over the last year, opting for more chicken and fish, odd time even having a meat free day.

Seen this earlier in science daily, not hard to see why vegan vegetarian diets are on the up https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/04/190410095951.htm

 

[Eddy Edson]

https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advan...3/ajcn/nqz025/5435773?redirectedFrom=fulltext

The main associations were with high meat-to-plant protein ratio and high absolute meat intake, which were pretty significant, regardless of disease state. Not high absolute protein or high high animal protein by themselves, except for people with T2D, CV disease, cancer, for some reason.



During the average follow-up of 22.3 y, we observed 1225 deaths due to disease. Higher intakes of total protein and animal protein had borderline statistically significant associations with increased mortality risk: multivariable-adjusted HR (95% CI) in the highest compared with the lowest quartile for total protein intake = 1.17 (0.99, 1.39; P-trend across quartiles = 0.07) and for animal protein intake = 1.13 (0.95, 1.35; P-trend = 0.04).

Higher animal-to-plant protein ratio (extreme-quartile HR = 1.23; 95% CI: 1.02, 1.49; P-trend = 0.01) and higher meat intake (extreme-quartile HR = 1.23; 95% CI: 1.04, 1.47; P-trend = 0.01) were associated with increased mortality.

When evaluated based on disease history at baseline, the association of total protein with mortality appeared more evident among those with a history of type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, or cancer (n = 1094) compared with those without disease history (n = 1547) (P-interaction = 0.05 or 0.07, depending on the model).

Intakes of fish, eggs, dairy, or plant protein sources were not associated with mortality.

 

[mikeyB]

What this study clearly shows that if you want to prove a theory, choose a population that will prove it. It means nothing. It proves nothing.

 

[nonethewiser]

"...protein was associated with a greater risk of death in men who had been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease or cancer at the onset of the study. A similar association was not found in men without these diseases."

Type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer seem to be the factors to avoid.

Worrying just the same.

Couldn't give up meat altogether though, this morning was in Dumfries and stopped off at a local cafe, been before and it does the best scottish breakfast, one sausage, one lorne sausage, 2 slices of back bacon, slice of black pudding and haggis, 2 potato scones, beans, tomato and mushrooms, plus a slice of toast with proper butter, all for £7.

Unhealthy but delicious and very nice for a change.

 

[Ljc]

Sounds delicious. I had haggis for dinner yesterday.

 

[nonethewiser]

That's not unhealthy. Sounds like a great start to the day. What about the eggs?

Of course, one egg.

 

[Maz2]

What this study clearly shows that if you want to prove a theory, choose a population that will prove it. It means nothing. It proves nothing.

Seems to be a lot of that lately Mikey B. I wonder sometimes about a lot of these studies.