A high consumption of animal protein during the middle age makes you four times liable to die of cancer, but it is a perfect edible for you at 65. Middle aged people who eats lots of animal proteins, especially meats, milk, eggs and cheese are prone to early death.
Although, researchers have not shown a precise correlation between animal-protein consumption and mortality risk, but a new study shows that eating a diet rich in animal-proteins makes you four times more likely to die of cancer than someone with low protein diet, a mortality factor comparable to smoking.
The new study focused on how body chemistry and processes changes with time, and how decisions as regards food consumption in the middle-age life can affect us in the near future.
In other words, what is vital for you at one age might be destructive at another.
The research shows that low-protein diet in middle-age is useful for preventing cancer, and other destructive cells in the body. However, this is not the case at the old-age. It is vital to avoid a low-protein diet, and embrace a high-protein one to allow the maintenance of good health, weight, and provide defense against old-age diseases and weakness.
Crucially, the study found that plant based proteins such as those from beans did not seem to have the same mortality or carcinogenic effects as animal-proteins, even carbohydrates and fats consumption shows no futuristic carcinogenic effect, suggesting the fact that animal protein is the main culprit.
"There's a misconception that because we all eat, understanding nutrition is simple. But the question is not whether a certain diet allows you to do well for three days, but can it help you survive to be 100?" Valter Longo, a professor and director at the USC Longevity Institute.
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The new study focused on how body chemistry and processes changes with time, and how decisions as regards food consumption in the middle-age life can affect us in the near future.
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| Too much meat consumption is no different from smoking |
The research shows that low-protein diet in middle-age is useful for preventing cancer, and other destructive cells in the body. However, this is not the case at the old-age. It is vital to avoid a low-protein diet, and embrace a high-protein one to allow the maintenance of good health, weight, and provide defense against old-age diseases and weakness.
Crucially, the study found that plant based proteins such as those from beans did not seem to have the same mortality or carcinogenic effects as animal-proteins, even carbohydrates and fats consumption shows no futuristic carcinogenic effect, suggesting the fact that animal protein is the main culprit.
