
Is Heme Iron the Reason Meat Is Carcinogenic?
Rectal biopsies taken before and after eating meat determine the potentially DNA-damaging dose of heme.
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Rectal biopsies taken before and after eating meat determine the potentially DNA-damaging dose of heme.
What do clinical studies show about the role of heme in the formation of a class of carcinogenic compounds?
Laboratory models suggest that extreme doses of heme iron may be detrimental, but what about the effects of nutritional doses in humans? A look at heme’s carcinogenic effects.
Is heme just an innocent bystander in the link between meat intake and breast cancer, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, and high blood pressure?
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What are the effects of plant-based meats on premature puberty, childhood obesity, and hip fracture risk?
What are the different impacts of plant protein versus animal protein, and do the benefits of plant proteins translate to plant protein isolates?
What happens when you compare the trans fats, saturated fat, sodium, and cholesterol levels in plant-based versus animal-based burgers?
Environmental assessment of 50 different plant-based meats show them to be vastly more sustainable.
What is the relationship between stroke risk and dairy, eggs, meat, and soda?
Healthier plant-based diets compared to unhealthy plant foods and animal foods on diabetes risk.
What does the best available balance of evidence say right now about what to eat and what to avoid to reduce your risk of cancer?