Red Meat Archives

Saturated Fat in Red Meat is damaging-by Dr Harold Gunatillake Written by Dr. Harold Gunatillake FRCS, MB, BS, FIACS, FICS, AM (Sing) -retired General & Cosmetic Surgeon-Health writer More saturated fat is found in beef, pork, and lamb, than in chicken and fish. Most of the fat in chicken is in the skin, and has had a bad rap, but this is considered as healthy fat, and flavourful. According to the Harvard School of Public Health most of the fat in chicken skin is unsaturated and seems to lower bad cholesterol in your blood and lowers your blood pressure. It is also found that leaner animal products, such as chicken breast or pork loin, have less saturated fat. A paper published in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, researchers from Oxford University has found that chicken consumption is associated with a higher risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma, a type ...

What are Ketones and Keto Diet- Is it confusing-By Dr Harold Gunathilaka Is keto diet though popular as a weight reduction method, is it superior to other standard weight management plans? Are there health risks involved including nutritional deficiencies in a keto diet? That’s what we are going to discuss today. Sri Lankans eat rice and curry as the staple diet. This is a balanced diet consisting of a large amount of carbs as rice, or a few slices of bread and spicy curries to accompany. Curries such as the veggies, fish, meat or the salty dried fish with an occasional egg curry, provide the required proteins, fats and other micronutrients. The answer to the Western salad, Mallum’. It is a bevy of greens wilted, spiced and combined with shredded coconut amongst other spices. Onion pickle is always there on the dining table as a ‘rice puller’ that ...