Does red meat really take 7 yrs. to digest?
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No, the protein is broken down in stomach, absorbed in the small intestine, and the remainder is expelled.
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Everything I have read has said to wait until 7-8 months before starting the meat.  BUT I've known people to start as early as 5 and their kids turned out okay.  But I'm going to wait until my son is 8 months before I try (although, he HATES baby food anyway)
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With Mad Cow disease, pumping antibiotics and growth hormones into cattle to fatten them, how can it be safe to consume their flesh?  That's not counting the cancer that runs through their muscles after the "spot" was removed from the carcass.  Chickens pass on Leukemia, and pork was never intended for human consumption if you believe the Word of God.  There ARE "clean" and "unclean" flesh foods of the land, sea, and air, mentioned specifically in Deut. & Leviticus.  If you look up the life-span of pre-flood human beings who were mostly vegetarians you'll be surprised to find they lived hundreds of years.  After the flood, when God gave man permission to eat animal flesh, man's life-span diminished quickly, until 70 years was the "norm."  It's an interesting study.  And yes, I'm a vegan and happy to be one.
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It depends on how low your b12 is and how well you absorb it. It could last a week, a month or 7 years as your body can store upto 7 years worth of b12.  Best bet, seek medical advise from your Dr. Good luck
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You do NOT need meat in your diet, contrary to what some others have said. I haven't eaten meat in 13 years and I'm still alive!\nYou do need to make sure you get enough protein. Veggie burgers, tofu, and other faux meat products are all great sources (check the veg seciton of your grocery store--there are lots of veggie meats to choose from!). Make sure you're eating your veggies, fruits and whole grains. Drink plenty of water!\nA pound of fat is worth 3500 calories...Sooo if you exercise off 500 calories a day, you can lose 1 pound a week (that's a lot of exercise and it may take you a while to work up to it). Cut your food calories back to like 1200 a day (dont go below this or you'll slow down your metabolism) and you can probably lose a second pound every week. I don't know if you can lose 80 pounds in 7 months...If you do what i've described, 50 should be no problem though.\nGood luck!
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I know what you are talking about, certain foods like this Red Meat, eggs, etc. can be hard to digest for some people.  Have you ever heard of IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)? You might want to ask your doc, about this and see if you might have some of the tendecies of IBS.  And also there are some books out there about this too.\n\nKristina
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Yes, I had it and my husband experiences it from time to time.  You intestines are not moving the food fast enough towards digestion and it just sits.  Ask you dr about Reglan.  It works great.  You take it 30 min before a meal and at bedtime (about 4 times a day)  and you will results fast.  The problem has been non existint after I stopped taking it, too.
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I wish more questions would be made about our food today. When I was a smoker I ate a lot but it wasn't all used by my body. Now I still eat too much and it get used fully. I am thinking that the appetite hormones given to animals in the processed protein meal food is coming down in the processed meat to our bodies. I can't do much about that except move to the wilderness. Food casts are very high in the wilderness. I am aware that I eat to find an emotional balance in my body chemistry. I skip breakfast but eat for the last eight hours way too much. I know sexual activity would remove much overeating but food is cheaper than sex.
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Depends on a lot of things like temperature, humidity, if bacteria/fungus capable of decomposing are present, how large the person is, when the last time they ate was, fat decomposes at different speeds then flesh and muscle and cause of death. Usually, for an unburied body 8-12 days.\n\nAlso you can have other animals (and plants) that will speed up the process. \n\nLots of insects can devourer a corpse in under a week but this may not fall under your definition of decomp. \n\nSome chemicals like strong highly concentrated acids and bases can liquefy a body in a couple of hours.\n\nFor micro organism decomposition (bacteria, fungi, excreta.) keeping the corpse warm and moist a corpse can be gone in 5-12 days above ground.\n\nIf the body is buried it takes longer to decompose, if it is contained (like in a coffin) it takes even longer. "Although an exposed human body in optimum conditions can be reduced to bone in 10 days, a body that is buried 1.2 m under the ground retains most of its tissue for a year" (quote from the web page I list as a source)\n\nIf the body is embalmed it may take a several months before it is mostly decomposed.\n\nReally this all comes down to when and how you consider a corpse decomposed.\n\nThere are many different stages of decomp. These not all stages are present in all cases, for instance you can have external decomp and internal together or just one at a time.\n\n*---*---*---*\nWarning- this part in may be gruesome:\n*---*---*---*\nAssuming a body left untouched, died of natural causes:\n\nPale skin will show up with in minutes of death because blood has stopped circulating.\n\nTypically the internal flesh of the large intestine will start first. Our intestine is littered with rotting/decaying organic matter all the time (poop) and our body is only able to stop the bacteria from rotting us when we are alive.\n\nWhen our digestive tract bursts it will release digestive enzymes that will digest our internal body most efficiently if our body is kept at living body temperature. This is where temperature can mean the difference in days and months of decomp. The body will release bile, which has a particularly awful smell. \n\nGas from bacteria make the corpse bloat up with hydrogen sulphide, methane, cadaverine and putrescine. Fat cells will liquefy and bacteria will thrive on them, the bacteria in our colon (large intestine) will have a field day. This is where the body will really start to stink.\n\nThe external flesh starts to decompose shortly after death this is because we have millions of bacteria on us all the time. Colonies of bacteria will form first in small circles in places that are the most moist and warm (mouth, arm pits, lungs). \n\nThe smell of the rotting corpse will attract Demetrius organisms like flies who will use their own vomit (actually regurgitate digestive enzymes) to assist in decomp with the purpose of making it easier for the fly to digest, and then they will lay eggs. When the larvae hatch it may be only a few days more until the corpse is simply bones, teeth, hair and finger/toe nails.\n\nOver time (many years) the bones will dry out, crack and crumble to become dust, and the corpse is no more.\n\nwww.deathonline.net lists the following stages of decomp.\nStages of Decompostion \nLiving\nInitial decay\nPutrefaction\nBlack putrefaction\nButyric fermentation\nDry decay\n\nwww.bbc.co.uk/health/ask_the_doctor/decompostionafterdeath.shtml states that "Decomposition in the air is twice as fast as when the body is under water and four times as fast as underground."
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I don't see any logic on that. \nMaybe it is ture,as you say, but it is not true. In certain diseases it is recommended to eat meat.\nLet me tell you also that your Q is very generic.\nFirst, we know that (almost)everything depends on quantity. Do you mean that eating big amounts of red meat will harm yourself?\nThis is true. Consider the pyramide of nutrition and you have prooved that.\nSecond, it depends on age, sex and nutritional requirements on the basis of our job. \nThird, we have to specify that meat quality depends on the quality of food that the animal eats.You can have low fat meat.\n\nFor further information, go to http://www.usda.gov click on the consumer's section and then click on food and nutrition.\nThere is a plan that can help you choose the foods and amounts that are right for you.\n\nI don't refer to any religious convinctions that prohibit meat consumption or the philosophy which states that life is unique so we can't eat similar species. \n\n\nKaterina
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i'm sure this varies ALOT from person to person, but i think by the end of three days i was eating close to normal, and not feeling pain after a week.  the first three days are the worst, each one getting a little bit better.  room temperature liquids helped alot.  nothing hot, nothing too cold.  my best to you
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A raw food diet creates major improvements in health. The reasons are not known, but the experience is unmistakable. Weight normalizes, which generally means a reduction in fat. At the same time, a person feels extremely energized. It's as if energy would rather be burned up than converted to fat.\n\nThere seems to be a major shift in physiology which makes one feel highly energized from raw food. I can only theorize why this occurs. It is quite likely that a large part of cooked food can only go into fat production, because heat and acid alter it making it unmetabolizable in other complex processes. By contrast, raw food should break down into components which can be directly metabolized in a variety of cells.\n\nHealth gets so refined and perfected with a raw food diet that a person notices effects of all types. The result is an important source of information about nutrition and quality of food.\n\nFor example, it is noticeable that sucrose (table sugar) goes entirely into fat production rather than immediate energy. Sucrose splits into glucose and fructose. Muscles use glucose but not fructose. Furthermore, the splitting probably does not occur during digestion, and then only fat cells can use the disaccharide.\n\nOne very obvious improvement resulting from a raw food diet is in the digestive system. Raw food digests marvelously well, so a person does not notice the acid, bile and residual effects of digestion that go with a cooked food diet.\n\nAdding a little bit of cooked food to a raw food diet doesn't work well, because acid is then produced in the stomach, and it is bad for raw food. Acid and raw food tend to create indigestion.\n\nA problem with raw foods is that they are the highest in pesticides. Organic raw foods may be necessary, unless a person is very clever in working around the worst pesticides. The effects are quite noticeable, which allows adjustments to be made.\n\nThe usual assumption is that the only supplement which is needed in theory is vitamin B12, because it is primarily found in meat. It originates with microbes, and very little is needed. Outside link on B12\n\nHowever, I find that copper and zinc are also needed with a vegetarian diet, because plant material is very low in these minerals compared to meat. These minerals are toxic while being absorbed, so they should be taken in small quantities. Other vitamins or minerals can be taken if desired. Even vitamin pills should not be taken in large quantities, because they are powerful reactants and can destroy organs, particularly when they contain byproducts of synthesis.\n\nI think everyone should take B vitamins, but in small quantities. I find 20 milligrams per day to be the right amount for the main ones. Pills have to be cut up to get that size. B vitamins store best when separated into each type, because they tend to react with each other. Folic acid deteriorates into a toxic substance. It might need to be replaced every two to three months depending upon humidity.\n\nAlmost everyone needs vitamin D. It transports calcium into cells. It's easy to get too much Vitamin D, particularly in the form of capsules. Dry D pills are safer. There is more than enough calcium in food when taking vitamin D. There is not much more calcium in dairy than other sources, and the hormones in dairy are not desirable.\n\nNormally, salt is not used with raw food. I find that eating some salt seems to be physiologically beneficial with raw food.\n\nFruits and vegetables digest through different processes when raw. Eat fruit in the morning and vegetables later.\n\nLearning to eat a raw food diet is mostly trial and error. Whatever is available and one wants to eat is generally adequate. Protein is found in raw nuts and seeds, such as sunflower seeds, sesame seeds, filberts, etc., and sprouts are also a good source of protein. Plant proteins do not have the same balance of amino acids as animal protein, so a variety of sources are needed.\n\nSprouts are of
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it definitely goes through your digestive system.  the 7 year thing is a myth.  the stomach acids get rid of the gum.  if there's anything left over, then it just goes where all the leftover waste that isn't put in the blood goes....the toilet.
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The sheep/deer. These are herbivores and both ruminants. Digesting grass is tough work and you need a lot of intestine to do the work. The average human has a small intestine arouind 20 feet long. A horse, by comparison, has a digestive tract that is 100 feet long.
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Yes, but the study mentions women who eat 1 1/2 servings of red meat daily.  That's a whole lot of red meat on a daily basis!
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Some people don't realize this but most of us eat way too fast. It takes about 20-30 minutes for the food to digest and our body to tell us we're full. By eating slower you may notice that you get full just as much while eating alot less.\n\nAlso instead of going for 3 large meals try 6 smaller meals. This way you're body will burn off the calories it consumes instead of letting it sit and turn into fat over time.\n\nAlso drinking cold water helps to burn calories. By replacing soda and juices full of sugar with 8-9 glasses of cold water a day you will find that it adds up.\n\nAlso eating food rich in Vitamin B6 (I think it's B6) will help your metabolism which can also help you burn more calories.\n\nIt's really not difficult, you don't need any of these insane diets or pills or specials excerises. All you need to do is be sensible with what you put inside you and stay active.\n\nGood luck :)
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Yup. Your body hold onto about 5-8 lbs. worth of digested food in your intestine. If you were to stop eating it would take about 2-3 days to empty it out, hence losing about 5-8 pounds. But of course, next meal it will creep back.