MYTH VS. TRUTH

meat myth

MYTH: Although fat may be a problem, lean red meat itself does not cause cancer.

TRUTH: Actually, it does-at least, colon cancer. Studies show no link between fat intake and colorectal cancer. But the heme molecule is what makes red meat red, and it is converted in the colon to a highly cytotoxic -cell-killing-and cell-growth-stimulatmg molecule, which predisposes colon cells to become cancerous.