Wanna stay slim? Consume less meat
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July 22, 2010, Thursday
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BEING a little less carnivorous may help you stay slim, according to a European study.
Researchers from Imperial College London found that avid meat-eaters gained more weight over five years than those who ate less meat but the same amount of calories. When they looked at different types of meat, they found the strongest association with weight gain was poultry, followed by processed meats and red meat.
"Our results suggest that a decrease in meat consumption may improve weight management," the researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The research involved more than 100,000 men and 270,000 women from 10 European countries who took part in a study of cancer and nutrition and other lifestyle factors.
Danes, Germans, Spaniards and Swedes were the biggest meat-eaters, with men eating around 300 calories worth of meat daily and women consuming 200 calories.
Amongst the nations surveyed, Greeks ate the least meat, with men eating about 200 calories a day and women 140 calories.
Over a five-year follow-up period, both men and women gained about a pound a year on average, although women gained a little less.
But researchers found the more meat a person ate, the more they gained. For every additional 250 grams of meat a person ate daily - which is the equivalent of a half-pound, 450-calorie steak - their five-year weight gain would be 4.4 pounds greater.
Based on the findings, persons who cut their meat consumption by 250 grams daily, or about half a pound, could conceivably slash their five-year weight gain by around four pounds.
Researchers from Imperial College London found that avid meat-eaters gained more weight over five years than those who ate less meat but the same amount of calories. When they looked at different types of meat, they found the strongest association with weight gain was poultry, followed by processed meats and red meat.
"Our results suggest that a decrease in meat consumption may improve weight management," the researchers wrote in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
The research involved more than 100,000 men and 270,000 women from 10 European countries who took part in a study of cancer and nutrition and other lifestyle factors.
Danes, Germans, Spaniards and Swedes were the biggest meat-eaters, with men eating around 300 calories worth of meat daily and women consuming 200 calories.
Amongst the nations surveyed, Greeks ate the least meat, with men eating about 200 calories a day and women 140 calories.
Over a five-year follow-up period, both men and women gained about a pound a year on average, although women gained a little less.
But researchers found the more meat a person ate, the more they gained. For every additional 250 grams of meat a person ate daily - which is the equivalent of a half-pound, 450-calorie steak - their five-year weight gain would be 4.4 pounds greater.
Based on the findings, persons who cut their meat consumption by 250 grams daily, or about half a pound, could conceivably slash their five-year weight gain by around four pounds.
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