| Vegan Health News | March 19 2009 |
Too much red meat leads to vision loss: study
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A link has been found between eating too much red meat and vision loss.
Researchers from the Royal Victorian Eye and Ear Hospital have found people who eat red meat more than 10 times a week experience increased macular degen-eration, leading to vision loss.
The link was stronger for people who ate high levels of salami and continental sausage, but weaker for people who ate more chicken.
Report author Dr Elaine Chong it shows people should be aware of how much red meat they eat.
"Everything in moderation is the answer," she said.
"I guess when looking at the study we actually found that a quarter of the study population ate more than 10 serves of red meat a week which is quite substantial ... it's also like two serves of red meat a day," she said.
"What we found was that excessive meat intake - more than 10 serves of red meat per week - was associated with about a 47 per cent increased association of early and late macular degeneration."
Reference: ABC Australia News.
Editor's Note: Obviously, even smaller amounts of meat are going to cause some damage. Another good reason to Go Vegan!
