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Vegan and Vegetarian diets : Are these diets really healthy?

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We all see that vegetarian and vegan diets are getting more and more popular. So many people defend these diets for several reasons and maybe they are even trying to convince you to be a vegetarian/vegan too.(It's happened to me ) But it's really hard to change a habit plus a habit which you enjoy. Personally, I really like to consume meat and dairy products and I can't imagine a life without them :D. (Of course, I like to eat fruit and vegetables too) Let's have a look at some articles which I found to help you form a sound opinion about this issue. Health Effects of Vegetarian Diets Plant-based diets have a role in decreasing the risk of chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease(CVD), cancer, and type 2 diabetes. The American Institute for Cancer Research promotes a plant-based diet which means you should get two-thirds of your food intake from vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans. In the latest American Dietary Guidelines(2015-2020), vegetarian diets
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Barbecue Meat - Is it healthy or not ?

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We are in the summer time and of course, it's the best season for barbecues! Everybody loves a barbecue I think, don't they? In the end of the spring and during the summer time, It's impossible to see somebody who's not doing a barbecue in my country (Turkey). But I have bad news for you. I'm sorry to say that barbecuing is not a healthy cooking method. When we cook meat at a high temperature, it can produce carcinogenic chemicals which are called PAHs (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons) and HCAs(heterocyclic amines). We don't know the mechanism completely for how this happens, but we know what these chemicals consist of and they are not good for your health. HCAs and PAHs are cancerogenic chemical products of all kinds of muscle meat e.g beef, pork, fish, poultry... when we cook it at high temperature. These mutagenic chemicals can affect DNA and change its construction. (That's why we called them "cancerogenic"). HCAs are formed as a result of
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