I wondered what “processed meat” means exactly and looked it up in one of the studies:
“Red meat” was defined as unprocessed meat from beef, hamburgers, lamb, pork, or game and excluding poultry, fish, or egg; “processed meat” was defined as any meat preserved by smoking, curing, or salting or addition of chemical preservatives, such as bacon, salami, sausages, hot dogs, or processed deli or luncheon meats, and excluding fish or eggs; and “total meat” was defined as the total of these 2 categories.
I also looked up “resistance training,” but it is not clear exactly what is meant, and I have to assume that it is strength training.
Where I’ve heard the term used, it’d be unprocessed. As someone who can’t eat the usual meat preservatives at all for health reasons, I can tell you for sure that typical plastic wrapped hamburger meat isn’t preserved with anything (which, based on the examples, would probably be the reason why processed meat is bad for you).
If the beef were created and processed freshly then yes. But as I understand McDonalds the “beef” of the hamburger arrives heavily pre-processed at each “restaurant” and I’d bet that it incorporates salt, artificial smoke, heating, flavoring and what not.
I wondered what “processed meat” means exactly and looked it up in one of the studies:
I also looked up “resistance training,” but it is not clear exactly what is meant, and I have to assume that it is strength training.
I recommend adding this post to the boring advice repository.
So is ground beef that is wrapped in a package like this usually processed or unprocessed meat?
Where I’ve heard the term used, it’d be unprocessed. As someone who can’t eat the usual meat preservatives at all for health reasons, I can tell you for sure that typical plastic wrapped hamburger meat isn’t preserved with anything (which, based on the examples, would probably be the reason why processed meat is bad for you).
I think it counts as unprocessed.
So a McDonalds hamburger is “unprocessed” meat, then?
Their website says the ingredients are beef, salt, and pepper.
It appears that the beef patties indeed do not contain additives: http://designtaxi.com/news/353751/McDonald-s-Reveals-How-Its-Beef-Patties-Are-Made/
If the beef were created and processed freshly then yes. But as I understand McDonalds the “beef” of the hamburger arrives heavily pre-processed at each “restaurant” and I’d bet that it incorporates salt, artificial smoke, heating, flavoring and what not.
Does the hamburger incorporate salt?
Looks like I’m going to have to rethink my lunches.