Seemingly, beef is not healthy for Chinese Olympic athletes because
it might contain clenbuterol or ractopamine, used to make beef leaner.
The fear is that these substances might get athletes disqualified by
the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). Yang Hongbo, head of catering for
700 high-performance athletes at the Jiangsu Sports Training Centre
said, “No company dares to sign a contract promising their meat does
not contain clenbuterol or ractopamine.”
Please visit Chinese athletes turn vegetarian ahead of Olympics:
http://www.firstpost.com/sports/chinese-athletes-turn-vegetarian-ahead-of-olympics-301668.html
Surely, beef might contain lots of additives that are very
harmful for our health. But it is also laden with saturated fat and
cholesterol, both unhealthy for our bodies. And as if all this weren't
enough, beef is tainted with suffering, pain and death. The flesh of
God's animals on our plates only causes devastation: spiritual,
environmental, physical, psychological and even sociological. Those
who truly want to be good stewards of God's Creation should not
support or tolerate the animal agriculture industry.
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