TY - JOUR T1 - ADditional ways to diminish the deleterious effects of red meat AU - Gorelik S, Kanner J, Kohen R Y1 - 2012/10/08 N1 - 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3638 JO - Archives of Internal Medicine SP - 1424 EP - 1425 VL - 172 IS - 18 N2 - Red meat is a major source of protein and other micronutrients in large populations around the world; therefore, it would not be easy to replace it with other (maybe more expensive) dietary sources. We would like to stress that there might be additional ways to diminish the deleterious effects of red meat rather than avoiding it. Red meat might undergo enhanced lipid peroxidation in the stomach, which serves as an endogenous bioreactor2- 3; this process leads to the massive production of lipid peroxidation end products (eg, organic peroxides, reactive aldehydes) that in turn, may gain access to the blood circulation. Many of these deleterious compounds are also carcinogens and strong oxidants and might contribute to development of CVD and cancer. SN - 0003-9926 M3 - doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3638 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/archinternmed.2012.3638 ER -