Is Heme Iron the Reason Meat Is Carcinogenic?

[@someguy2135]

Why is meat carcinogenic? Let me count the ways...

[@anthonyartesani6996]

If meat is bad for us.... why have we eaten it for a million years?

[@someguy2135]

@@anthonyartesani6996 There was a time when we had to eat whatever we could get to survive. Unless you are one of the few hunter gathering populations still around, we do not have to resort to it. Vegans have lower rates of several deadly chronic diseases. 'People following vegan diets are less likely to develop chronic diseases, compared with other dietary groups, according to a study funded by the NIH/National Cancer Institute.Apr 8, 2019' www.pcrm.org/news/health-nutrition/vegan-diets-reduce-risk-chronic-disease#:~:text=People%20following%20vegan%20diets%20are,the%20NIH%2FNational%20Cancer%20Institute.

[@jeremiahbaxter6887]

@@anthonyartesani6996 Because we had to. But we've eaten plants far longer and more consistently, and populations who eat the most plants are the healthiest and live the longest, whereas populations who eat the most meat have some of the poorest health and the shortest lifespans. Doing something for a long time doesn't make it moral, healthy, or even safe.

[@AdAstraLabs]

That's not true? We see that regions which live the longest all live stress-free lives. The region with the highest number of "centenarians" usually live in regions closer to coast. These communities eat the "Mediterranean" diet (Lots of fish, natural fats, vegetables), get plenty of sunlight and live simple stress-free lives.

[@someguy2135]

@@AdAstraLabs What's not true? There are a lot of factors that affect longevity, but diet is an important one. The longest living population known to science are the Seventh Day Adventists who have a high percentage of non meat eaters. Those SDA's who don't eat meat live about 8 years longer than those who do. Only the vegans among them have an average BMI in the recommended range.

[@lexscarlet]

"... Gotta make sure the lid's on tight." Thanks, Michael.

[@ElteHupkes]

Imagine watching this during breakfast. As I was.

[@stephss]

Thanks for keeping it real, and encouraging transparency. The info is so greatly appreciated.

[@fieldlab4]

For those that missed it- at 3:00 Greger stated that the level of heme in impossible burgers is below the threshold of concern. So that just leaves the burger itself as a highly processed food component stripped of fiber, in a larger meal consisting of highly processed foods stripped of fiber and heavy in grease/oil, salt and protein.

[@djayjp]

And veggies.

[@tolrem]

No animals have to die to make it though.

[@beans9298]

@@tolrem but animals did die. They performed animal testing on the heme.

[@fieldlab4]

No animals have to die but if people are expecting health benefits there is a big chance that many will eventually go back to eating meat and killing animals, making it at best a temporary or transitional meat free food.

[@garethbaus5471]

@@fieldlab4 at the price the impossible burger sells for it wouldn't be a feasible staple food even if it was shown to be as good for you as beans.

[@victormattar2199]

Dr Greger: “...fecal water” Me: eating a big salad bowl Thank you for the awesome information doc 👏🏻👏🏻

[@chustar2620]

lmaoooo

[@StevelaFrench]

Filtered Fecal Smoothie? No thanks, I just had breakfast.

[@Keepskatin]

Drink the poop shake, $10k for you

[@robertkribs9513]

I'll probably have to watch this 3 or 4 times before I can absorb it all . . .

[@Harrowed2TheMind]

Not gonna lie, this whole series was quite complex. I get the bottom line, but I'm not sure I could explain ALL of the reasoning behind it to a skeptic, for an example, lol.

[@aw-yw2fy]

@@Harrowed2TheMind What's the bottom line?

[@aw-yw2fy]

@Paul R Thank you.

[@tjs1189]

Maybe you need some vitamin C. Get it?

[@robertkribs9513]

@@tjs1189 Yup! Got it!

[@frankmedrisch7451]

Dr. Greger is a rockstar

[@robinbjoernplatte1822]

best guy. safed my life

[@frumpd63]

Same. His $20 book did more than $20K in specialists.

[@aSyMbolden]

Saved?

[@progressforward]

@@aSyMbolden Yes you heard it , same here.

[@anthonyartesani6996]

How?

[@robinbjoernplatte1822]

I was suicidal depressed when I was 18 years. No medication worked. Plantbased diet changed my life upside down. No more depression. I sleep like a baby and am a social functioning guy. Never thought your diet could have such a tremendous impact on your life.

[@surfthejungle]

Love you dr greger for everything you’ve done to help us all live healthier lives! Certainly changed mine 8 years ago. Oats berries and green tea still tastes great every morning even after all this time :)

[@gbubemia]

The most trusted doctor in America!

[@21truthbetold]

I'm confused now. I was told heme-iron was best to increase ferritin levels. Will heme-iron supplements induce colon cancer?

[@WorldCollections]

I was not going to follow, until I kept listening and kept listening…love this guy!

[@TomSimak]

Thanks for the digestical hit of info doc !

[@bAnTuLuMpEnN]

We need this with spanish subtitles please !

[@Frankiez220]

Mmh, I’m struggling to understand this and English is my mother tongue, good luck with that

[@mickijewel8537]

I still don't understand heme iron. I really need to sit down and study it.

[@VFella]

Iron comes in two forms (to keep it concise), one is the non-HEME form that you can find in vegetables, the other one is in meat (and some plants) and is an iron atom (or several) bound to an protein called Hemin that is a part of animal hemoglobin. What the plants use it for I am not sure, but I guess it's related to oxygen intake. The non-Heme iron that veggy folks consume is the one that we are warned will be "destroyed" by some "antinutrients" (phytates so from the top of my head), while the Heme iron is not. This is one reason people think vegetarians and vegans have to suffer from iron deficit and anemia... which is not really true as vitamin C counters the action of these phytates at a 10:1 ratio. And a short lifehack: Tea, specially green, is rich in such phytates, but taking in your iron just 30 minutes after / before the tea consumption avoids the problem. And last but not least, these "antinutrients" are actually also important anti-cancer compounds (!)

[@Charlie-502]

You are pretty

[@Keepskatin]

@@VFella you've been busying Google searching, but still not credible.

[@mickijewel8537]

@@Charlie-502 😁

[@Charlie-502]

@@mickijewel8537 💋❤

[@RXP91]

More commercial places need air fryers - you get tastier fries and hardly any fat! Glad to see the range addressed between fully vegan and just limiting meat consumption here too.

[@garethbaus5471]

The part about the filtered fecal smoothie reminds me of the second Austin powers movie.

[@rlshieldsok]

Is GMAO the link? You never know, until you put it to the test. Why did Dr Gregor stop talking about it? Because of the data. More than any of the other Plant Based gurus, I trust Dr Greger. I truly believe he would, and has at tines, talk about the legit results that suggest small servings of fish are benign or even slightly beneficial. He would report the science even if he thought it is unethical.

[@BethShearon]

Thank you. I can't imagine anyone wanting to eat the imitation animals any more than I can imagine anyone wanting to eat the animals, but I'm very glad the substitute products are available for other people

[@emilywoodringvideo2437]

I need to stop watching these while eating lunch. #browntea

[@vascoamaralgrilo]

Thanks!

[@djayjp]

I guess we'll know for sure in 10-20 years.

[@KevinKoshka]

I'm rating this video a 5/7. I thought there would be a filtered fecal smoothie recipe in this video.

[@indecentinkartwork]

Brown tea AHHHH

[@KJSvitko]

Be kind to people and animals. Go Vegan.

[@chiyerano]

Not just vegan but whole food vegan.

[@vick229]

Great channel to be

[@WorldCollections]

1:14 “brown tea” 😂😂😂

[@AndrewPawley11]

I love this channel!

[@Ryansarcade9]

Thx dr gregor

[@peterkuskis3825]

I like falafel!

[@mickijewel8537]

For some reason I don't like chickpeas. I use cannellini . in its place. I wonder if I can make a falafel from those beans. I feel sad though. How can you be a vegan and not like chickpeas... Or Ginger? I do use ginger but a very little because I know it's good for me. But anyway... Carry on 😀

[@VFella]

@@mickijewel8537 I think I'm "chickpean", love them. Fortunately, because at home my parents cooked Spanish stuff and my wife and me learned Spanish cuisine which is a real treasure trove for vegans and vegetarians. I can't imagine how we would have survived without chickpea stews... or farinata, Italian "omlettes" make from chickpea flour. Awesome stuff,

[@ludicrousone8706]

@@mickijewel8537 try Egyptian falafel. They are called tameyya and are made with broad beans/ favs beans and are far tastier. I love chickpeas in most forms, but I always found falafel to be missing the oomph factor.

[@Julottt]

cumin is disgusting, too strong taste. 😨

[@chiyerano]

@@mickijewel8537 What about fava beans? I thought those are the beans usually used.

[@heaslyben]

- You mean you changed your name *to* Latrine? - Yeah, it used to be Sh*thouse. - It's a good change!

[@allencrider]

Hello, may I serve you some fecal water genotoxicity before you order?

[@Soundslikelife13]

Interesting breakdown. A bit visually distracting.

[@someguy2135]

People have a short attention span these days. Anything to keep people watching through to the end.

[@anthonyartesani6996]

I had bleeding in my stools and pains in my abdominal........ I fixed everything what did I do.... I went Carnivore and all of my stomach problems went away. No Fiber Needed!!

[@WinterGK]

That doesn't change the fact that according to research using hundreds of thousands of people in multiple studies, your risk of colon cancer while on that diet, is not just slightly raised, but significantly. Not to mention cardiovascular desease. You should find out why you had blood in your stools and abdominal pain. Eliminating every vegetable, fruit, nut, grain, bean etc on the planet and just eating the food most associated with cancer and heart disease, is dummer than just eating beans or only potatoes etc, since at least those foods are linked to lower disease risks. Your best move is to find out what food was causing your problem and only eliminate that while maximising the foods scientifically linked to longevity. Meat is not linked to lower risk of any disease i am aware of.

[@SavvyGirl751]

You might want to check to see what your allergic to. Carnivore diet is recommended for people that have allergies, chrohn’s/ colitis to bring down inflammation. Long-term meat only isn’t good (unless you have a health condition in which case talk to your dr non that too).

[@chustar2620]

Thank goodness I ate before this video lmao... Great info! plant based is the way!

[@512TheMayor]

Red meat is not carcinogenic

[@Spock_Rogers]

Google it. The WHO disagrees with you.

[@WMWMW7200]

look who's answering a vegan person 😅😂

[@ZambeziKid]

So was the answer yes or no? haha

[@errorerror1337]

It's great to see all of this science about how horrible meat is for you, but I feel like the WHO covered this to a large extent. I know Dr. Greger's done videos on dairy in the past, but I think it's actually more pervasive and worse than meat because it's ALL processed and cheese by default just has soooooooo much salt and is so calorically dense. So, Dr. Greger, maybe make dairy your next crusade? I know you're not done with meat yet but it's starting to catch on, meanwhile if one more person tells me they're "vegetarian" because they can't live without cheese I'm going to drown them in a vat of butter.

[@michellem7290]

Haha enough with the poop-food analogies!

[@truepeacenik]

Circle of life, friend. Circle of life. Or poop.

[@tbuffi3790]

Anyone know what the next youtube live q/a will be have a question ...... not sure if anyone else has idea: been following the 21 tweaks since 2/1/21... weight fluctuates from 170-166..back and forth but never past 166 .... internal med dr saying I should be at 135 so have a way to go ...... any ideas as to why it does not seem to be moving past 166 WITH the 21 tweaks?

[@l.lalala3455]

You really have to track your calories at first. And look out for any hidden oils. They are sneaky, and everywhere. Try to go really low fat, high fiber. Up your fiber intake. Snack on carrots, apples when your hungry. Drink more water.

[@tbuffi3790]

@@l.lalala3455 ty