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It's a strong warning for red meat eaters. A new study says that if you eat just a quarter pound of meat every day, it could give you a higher risk of dying from cancer and heart disease. Actually, this is a big news, because this is not just about the risk of being unhealthy; this is that it will raise your chances of dying early.

無(wú)肉不歡的人要注意了。美國(guó)的一項(xiàng)最新研究表明，如果每天吃大約100克肉，就會(huì)更有可能死于癌癥和心臟病這樣的致命疾病。這的確是一條重磅新聞，因?yàn)橐酝覀兌贾皇菍⒊约t肉與不健康相關(guān)聯(lián)，但是這次卻與死亡掛上了鉤。其實(shí)，不單單是美國(guó)，我們中國(guó)也是如此，在最近幾十年，中國(guó)人對(duì)于肉類(lèi)的需求量是不斷攀升，豬肉更是我們餐桌上不可缺少的，父母對(duì)于孩子的溺愛(ài)也會(huì)表現(xiàn)在每餐必有豬肉。

About this study
關(guān)于這項(xiàng)調(diào)查

It's a huge study. It looked at half a million people. And it also linked red meat with death, not just illnesses, but illnesses that lead to death. It followed those older people for ten years and it found that people who ate the most red meat(like hamburger and processed meats like hot dogs, bacon and cold cuts) had a greater chance of dying earlier than those who didn't. Over 10 years, eating the equivalent of a quarter-pound hamburger daily were at dramaticaly increased risk of death, as compared to people who ate only 5 ounces a week. According to the new study, men were at 22% increased risk of death from cancer and 27% increased risk of heart disease. Women were at a 20% increased risk of death from cancer and a 50% increased risk of dying from heart disease.

這是一項(xiàng)很大規(guī)模的調(diào)查。一共有50萬(wàn)人參與其中。研究人員對(duì)于這些老人近十年來(lái)的飲食習(xí)慣進(jìn)行了匯總，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)那些愛(ài)吃紅肉的人比不愛(ài)吃紅肉的人更容易患上致死疾病。這些紅肉食品包括漢堡包以及一些加工肉類(lèi)，如熱狗、培根和冷餐肉。而根據(jù)這份調(diào)查，因?yàn)槌约t肉，男性患上癌癥而死亡的可行性要增加22%，患上心臟病而死亡的概率要增加27%； 而女性的這兩個(gè)數(shù)據(jù)是20%和50%。所以女性在吃紅肉方面危險(xiǎn)性要遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)大于男性。

What makes red meat so dangerous?
為什么紅肉對(duì)我們的健康如此不利？

Red meat is high in saturated fat which is really our top risk factor for heart disease. Some other studies have shown if you flame broil it, it might create cancer-forming compounds and the processed meat were no better than the fresher red meats. Besides, the processed meats are also high in salt which increases your risk factor for other things particularly stroke, high blood pressure, ect.

紅肉里面富含飽和脂肪，而飽和脂肪恰恰就是導(dǎo)致心臟病的禍根。有調(diào)查顯示，紅肉放在火上燒烤就會(huì)產(chǎn)生致癌物質(zhì)。而加工肉類(lèi)的情況也是如此。另外，加工肉類(lèi)里面的鹽分很高，而鹽分也會(huì)增加得中風(fēng)、高血壓等疾病的可能性。

Is this study reliable?
這份調(diào)查可靠嗎？

This study was done by the National Institutes of Health, not by anybody with any ulterior motive. A lot of experts and researchers were involved and so many people were studied in this study for a very long time. So the study is believed to be very reliable. And the researchers are not suggesting we all become vegan or we all go to a vegetarian diet. They are simply saying we have to be very careful about the red meat we have.

這項(xiàng)研究是由美國(guó)國(guó)家衛(wèi)生研究院來(lái)進(jìn)行的，所以并不會(huì)像有些調(diào)查一樣存在著某些不可告人的動(dòng)機(jī)。為數(shù)眾多的研究人員、健康專(zhuān)家參與其中，50萬(wàn)被調(diào)查者參與其中。所以這份調(diào)查是基本可信的。另外，研究人員也并沒(méi)有要求我們成為素食主義者，他們只是希望我們能注意一下平時(shí)的飲食。

How much red meat a day is OK?
吃多少肉才是合適的？

Based on this study, only five aunces a week is ok. If you want to split it out over seven days, that's ok, but it's just a sliver.

根據(jù)這份調(diào)查，每周只能吃5盎司的肉。

other options
不吃肉也可以很美味哦

Actually, there are a lot of options. Chicken, fish, eggs and other sources of protein, beans and nuts. We don't have to rely on red meat for all of our nutriants.

其實(shí)，我們有很多的飲食選擇，雞肉、魚(yú)肉、雞蛋、豆類(lèi)、堅(jiān)果都可以補(bǔ)充我們每日需要的營(yíng)養(yǎng)。