there are about one in every 500 people suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (Inflammatory bowel disease, referred to as IBD), the morbidity rate from rising since the Second World War, for unknown reasons. According to Reuters, a recent French study found that women eat too much meat protein, may increase the risk of suffering from IBD.

IBD animal protein increase the risk

study of Carbonel (Franck Carbonnel) and his colleagues to investigate whether IBD and diet related, research the 67 000 women aged 40 to 65, participated in the study of these women did not have any diseases before. In the subsequent follow-up survey about 10 years, 77 women suffer from IBD, and 90% of women eat the daily recommended intake of protein than many.

study found that women eating the most proteins, the risk of suffering from IBD 3 times higher than the average person. Highest risk of eating animal protein, especially meat and fish protein levels were, and dairy products and eggs was not affected. Although experts have long suspected diet and IBD related, but Carbonel and his colleagues noted that previous studies only mentioned that a lot of fat intake, a specific sugar, or even a lack of vitamin D before and IBD related, but study is not forward-looking.

advocate for adults eat 200-240 grams of meat

Carbonel pointed out that another study found that dietary omega 3 fatty acids may reduce the risk of suffering from IBD, on the contrary, omega-6 fatty acids will result in increased risk.

As for the meat that causes increased risk of IBD, mainly animal proteins were digested and cause a lot of potential “toxic” by-product, such as hydrogen sulfide and ammonia, there is high-protein diet will change the intestinal bacteria combination.

He suggested that women should follow the daily protein intake of food. (Editor's note: According to the Hong Kong Department of Health and Food Safety Information Centre, an adult is about 200-240 grams per day of meat, and a bowl of eggs, or one third of the medium hard tofu contains protein, rather the weight of 1 kg of meat.)

(taken from Hong Kong, “Ming Pao”)