22 August 2008

healthy evidence?

oh, no. look what i just found on the internets ...

"beef has a rep as a diet buster, but eating it may help you peel off pounds. in a study published in the american journal of clinical nutrition, women on a diet that included red meat lost more weight than those eating equal calories but little beef. 'the protein in steak helps you retain muscle mass during weight loss,' says study author manny noakes, ph.d. try to consume local organic beef; it's healthier for you and the environment."

i may have to re-think my new years resolution. afterall, i want to be healthy: the primary purpose of the resolution is health-related ... to reduce my cholesterol ... so ... hmmm ...

thanks, eden, for sending this article my way. i may be able to turn it into some sort of rationalization for ending my beef ban. hmmm ... 8-/

i'll let y'all know.

(p.s. -- i must admit that i didn't read anything further in the article after the beef part. ha. i got what i needed out of it. the rest of the article might really be interesting, though. lemme know.)

3 comments:

Marisa Bellini マリザ・ベリーニ(旧内田) said...

Wow!! Adorei esse artigo! Estou sempre tentando emagrecer e nunca consigo, pois penso que eh porque como muita carne. Mas agora estou felizzzzzzz!!!!! Obrigada!!!!!!

Jared said...

Define "local organic beef". Does the author of this study also happen to own a local butcher shop?

germanjules said...

NO, don't embrace beef, it's bad, just bad...and think about what would happen if you buy a cow, put it in a new freezer that you bought off craigslist, go on a vacation, and then the power goes out...do you know what you'll find when you come home from your vacation??? hmmm, true story, thankfully it didn't happen to me...it's smelly...and that's an understatement...besides Japanese people say beef makes your feet stink...