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The Dark Side of Animal Protein

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ne day we hear that a high-fat diet causes cancer, and the next,

day a study shows that those on low-fat diets do not have lower

cancer rates. The public is so confused and fed up that they just eat

anything, and the number of overweight people continues to grow.

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  How much do you know about nutrition?
  True or false?

1. We need milk to get enough calcium to protect us against osteoporosis.

2. A diet high in protein is healthy.


3. The best source of protein is animal foods such as meat, chicken, eggs,
   fish, and dairy.


4. Plant foods do not have complete protein.


5. To get adequate protein from a plant-based diet, you should combine
   certain foods to make sure you receive a complete complement of the
   necessary amino acids at each meal.


6. We can protect ourselves against cancer by switching to low-fat animal
   foods such as chicken, fish, and skim milk and by omitting red meat.

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