The Latest On Read Meat – Eat or Avoid

This is like the fats and the belief that fat is the enemy back in the 80’s and the early 90’s. Now, I guess the same is going to happen with read meat. We, bodybuilders know that red meat is what gives you the most strength and lets you put on muscle the fastest.

But for the last several years we have also known that red meat is hard for digestion, can sit in the guts for months and sometimes years, slowly releasing toxins in the body. Studies in the latest years have also shown that red meats cause oxidative damage (free radicals) and inflammation processes in the body – two of the main causes of cancer.

Australian scientists now say that red meat, consumed even in higher quantities does not cause more inflammation and free radical damage. They suggest that the only the processed red meat like salami and hot dogs are a risk factor. Why? Because of all of the additives that are added to preserve taste, freshness, add color, etc.

We were let to believe we should stray from consuming red meat often. Although the latest findings of the Australian researchers I still think that until more is known about the interactions of red meat with the human digestive system and ultimately the entire body we, the bodybuilders and other athletes are not cleared to go back to eating this type of meat twice and more a day.

So, my advice is to be on the safe side stick to eating fish and occasionally chicken (unless the chicken is the so called free range). For the extra bust in strength take your creatine monohydrate and wait for more studies on this topic.