Overview
- Attenborough, who turns 100 on Friday, May 8, said he has not eaten red meat for months and has become more vegetarian.
- He still eats cheese and fish and credits the change with supporting his health and energy.
- In the recent BBC programme Ocean, he reflected that he is approaching the end of his life.
- The NHS warns that eating a lot of red and processed meat raises bowel cancer risk and can drive up LDL cholesterol, which increases heart disease risk.
- Harvard Men’s Health Watch’s Daniel Pendick says swapping one daily red meat portion for fish, poultry, beans, nuts, low-fat dairy or whole grains could cut mortality risk by 7% to 19%.