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Eating meat is not bad for you Eating meat is bad for you
Debate Score:39
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 Eating meat is not bad for you (18)
 
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Is eating meat bad for you?

THIS DEBATE IS CLEARLY HEALTH/SCIENCE. Please don't bring any personal beliefs or morals into this. It is strictly health related.

Eating meat is not bad for you

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Eating meat is bad for you

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No I personally believe that meat can cure diseases. If you had a disease that required you to feel around you have to? Remember to ban your sources :) that's just my opinion though and I'm not a pediatrician. I have however seen a doctor in real life and he changed me as a human being.

Side: Eating meat is not bad for you
Saintnow(3684) Disputed
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Yes, eating meat is bad for you, especially steak, chicken, turkey, and fish......also ham, all very very bad to you. You can give it all to me and I'll eat it.

Side: Eating meat is bad for you
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Why would eating meat be bad for you? It is a good way to get nutrients including iron. There are some meat you should eat with moderation such as red meats.

Side: Eating meat is not bad for you
Person123(28) Disputed
2 points

Small amounts can give you nutrients, but a lot can be a problem.

Side: Eating meat is bad for you
BlueFang24(54) Disputed
1 point

A lot of anything can be a problem. Water is needed for all known life, but you can have too much of it.

Supporting Evidence: Even too much water is a thing. (authoritynutrition.com)
Side: Eating meat is not bad for you

Of course it's not bad for you. With two qualifiers to that....

In moderation.

The meat is lean.

Other ways, it's a good source of protein and iron and the B vitamins group. My wife unfortunately for me is a vegetarian so I probably don't get to eat as much meat as I like. She does make some tasty veggie dishes though. But still I have to sneak the occasional cheeseburger once awhile.

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1 point

Animals eat meat. We are animals, right? It's a natural instinct. Natural instincts aren't bad.

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I would say eating meat is bad for you if you don't balance it. For example, if you eat meat everyday it causes heart disease and high cholesterol that can lead to high blood pressure. In addition, people should eat meat twice a week and eat more vegetable more often.

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SlapShot(2608) Disputed
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Actually eating lean meat even on a daily basis does not raise cholesterol levels. (I am assuming you are referring to the LDL or "bad" cholsterol.) Good lean meat CAN raise our HDL levels, however, which is the high-density "good" cholsterol.

The whole meat and butter and eggs things was given an unduly harsh rap back in the late 90s. As being the evil component of our diets that was causing our obesity and heart problems and high LDL cholesterol levels.

This has all been roundly debunked in nutrition and Biology circles over the past several years. We now know TWO very important facts:

1--Cholesterol itsdelf is not the enemy. IN fact it is necessary and is a natural substance secreted from our own bodies internal organs. It is in the 'sterol" group of chemical compounds. Fat even is necessary for optimal brain cell performance.

2--the REAL enemy is processed foods. Also it is HFCS. The body cannot break this down as it does the natural sugars we evolved with, such as with pure cane sugar and lactose and fructose and even sucrose. This is why the "paleo" diet has been proven to be so effective. The much better and accurate and useful adage--other than don't eat too much meat--would be: "If your grandparents didn't have it, don't eat it, except in small and infrequent portions."

So....Real Enemies = HFCS; lack of exercise; refined and processed foods.

False enemies = good lean meat; natural butter; eggs; veggies, and fruit in moderation. (fruit is actually loaded with sugar, albeit natural fructose. Still, too much of it can cause bloating and weight gain and it is best eaten earlier in the day and not at night.

hope this helps

SS

http://chriskresser.com/the-diet-heart-myth-cholesterol-and-saturated-fat-are-not-the-enemy/

Side: Eating meat is bad for you
Monorea(12) Clarified
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Eating meat is not bad for you. But it basically is judged on how much we eat meat. hello,, we only need to be 20% carnivorous. In USA, meat is like a daily food and it's so scary because it does have bad effects on people and a a bad contributor to global warming. Watch Cowspiracy.

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We are an omnivorous species. We've been eating meat for a long time and our teeth have adapted to accomodate that (as well as to keep eating plants). There are some pitfalls to eating only meat or eating certain types of meat but let's not gloss over the fact that is also true with foods from the plant world.

Be omnivorous. Get a balance. You'll be fine.

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Meat is good, there is a reason why we have been eating it for CENTURIES!!!!

It is beneficial to our health, as all the people below have already covered (thank you)!!!

It gives you the write nutrients and provides for a balanced diet.

Side: Eating meat is not bad for you
dinglebooper(6) Disputed
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there is no nutrient in meat that you can't geat from a meatless lifestyle.

Side: Eating meat is bad for you
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Eating meat is not bad for you. You can get different vitamins and minerals from meat such as Vitamin B12, Creatine and Vitamin D3. We can also get proteins and iron from meat. Personally, I think that as long as we take the right amouont of meat, we will healthy.

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No

- A large number of people associated with the Beef industry will be unemployed. These people might involve in illegal trade.

- Beef is a cheaper source of protein compared to other forms and banning it will deprive the poor section of it.

- The ban is only on the beef from the Indian buffaloes that burden the farmers breeding them. It had been an alternate source of income for them.

- There will be losses in the Export business as a large part of beef export will be impacted by the ban.

- Various industries such as Pharma will be affected as many of their products involve ingredients like fats from buffaloes.

- State does not have a right to impose a certain food culture in any form on people. If it does, it becomes a theocratic state.

- It will hamper the cattle economy. There will be no one who will nurture buffalo, cows or bulls, which are neither useful for meat nor agricultural purposes.

- Nothing is done about imported beef. There are many restaurants that use Angus beef from USA and Australia.

Side: Eating meat is not bad for you
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Yes, eating meat is bad for you, especially steak, chicken, turkey, and fish......also ham, all very very bad to you. You can give it all to me and I'll eat it.

Side: Eating meat is bad for you
3 points

Wow I swear every time I come back, something even weirder is going on. Somebody has a new troll and/or legitimate christian spam account that is a literal amalgamation of the two biggest christian accounts, and one of which, Saintnow, you, is making a genuinely funny comment without any mention of sinners or liars or evil. Bob Dylan was right...

The Times They Are A Changin'
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Saintnow(3684) Disputed
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Wow, every time I read your posts I think you must be retarded.........well, I'll give you a break on that IF you honestly recognized that I can be very funny...and I often purposely say things in a way that anybody with a good sense of humor will laugh........and I'm laughing as I type far more than most people would guess. How else could I deal with all that hate people throw at me when I say we are all sinners, none good, all deserve to die, all deserve to burn in Hell and all can be saved by the Savior but most will be lost in Hell forever by their own choice?

Side: Eating meat is not bad for you
Saintnow(3684) Clarified
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I don't find it weird when people invent a fake persona, imitating me, this is not the first one on this site, it happens.......they know they can't beat me, so they try to join me by imitating me with a parody account......when I ignore them, they get tired of themselves and fade away. This guy will fade away soon, he'll get tired of his fake show.

Side: Eating meat is not bad for you

Whether it's bad for you, or not, I don't know, but it is definitely bad for the animal being eaten.

Side: Eating meat is bad for you