Brooks leaving Sussex on own terms

Dave Brooks has announced that he is to step down as chief executive of Sussex at the end of the year. He has overseen a fruitful period during which the club has achieved success on and off the field.

Brooks joined the club at the start of 2009 after 20 years in the food industry. He was the first chief executive in the club's history to be responsible for both Sussex CCC and the Sussex Cricket Board. During his tenure, the club won the Pro40 and T20 title in 2009 and Division Two of the County Championship in 2010 and off the field built a new stand, media centre and conference facilities and integrated professional and recreational cricket within the county. Sussex were fourth in Division One of the Championship in 2012 and lost in the semi-finals of both the Flt20 and CB40 competition.

Those digging for murky reasons behind the departure will search in vain. 45-year-old Brooks was certainly not pushed and has not applied for another role within the game. Indeed, he insists he has no idea what his next job will be. But, having built up a considerable personal fortune during his period in the food industry, he is not in a position where he is obliged to rush into anything. He leaves on his own terms.

"When I was appointed I promised I would do three years," Brooks told ESPNcricinfo. "In the end I've done four and I feel I've achieved what we set out to achieve. I've always felt that a period of three to five years was the right time to lead an organisation and I want to go while my passion for the job remains high. I love cricket now as much as when I started this job. I still play for Cookham Dean Seconds in the Thames Valley League and I always said I wanted it to remain my passion and my hobby.

"This is the right time to go. My enthusiasm is still high and, if it takes a little longer to find my successor, I'll stay into January. But we have a decent platform here now and, with the Australians playing at Hove next year, the club should do well commercially. It will be a good time for a new person to start.

"I'm incredibly proud every time I come through the gates and see the new stand. It has been a privilege to be part of cricket in Sussex for the last four years and, as a team, on and off the pitch, we can be proud of our achievements. I hope that those who follow me will feel the same."

"Dave Brooks has been a transformational chief executive," the club's chairman, Jim May, said. "He has combined an astute business focus with an empathy and understanding for cricket at all levels. He master-minded the ground development at Hove into one of the best grounds in the country. Dave has been an outstanding chief executive who leaves Sussex with our very best wishes, and, in great shape for his successor."

"Will I ever work in cricket again?" Brooks said. "Never say never. But I have no plans in that direction. The first love is always the sweetest and, having fallen in love with Sussex, it would be very hard to work anywhere else. I'll miss Sussex enormously."

Brooks laughed at the suggestion he could run against Giles Clarke as chairman of the ECB. "That's an unpaid position, you know," he said.

Reflecting on his experience within the game, Brooks urged counties to develop greater independence from the ECB and develop revenue streams that are not reliant on centrally distributed broadcast deals. "Historically there has been a bit of a culture of dependence," he said. "Some counties have been overly reliant on the income from broadcast revenues and a successful England team. I'd like to see more counties developing their own business models and, with the help of Gordon Hollins at the ECB, they have made some good progress in that area.

"It's not just about financial independence. It's about the culture. I'm not sure you can have a vibrant on-field culture if you have a lack of energy off it. It would be nice to see clubs infused with energy on and off the pitch.

"But the one thing I wish we did better was talking up the quality of the county game. The quality is very good and we shouldn't be ashamed to say that watching county cricket is a very nice day out.

"We should stamp out that rubbish about only 'one man and his dog' watching. We get very respectable crowds here at Hove and I know they do at some other grounds, too. I remember the ovation Scott Styris received when he walked off after scoring a 37-ball century in a T20 game against Gloucestershire. There were 6,000 people on their feet and applauding. It summed up the warmth and excitement you can experience in county cricket. There is a lot to be proud of and I wish we heard a bit more about that."

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Deccan Chargers ask for more time to raise bank guarantee

The owners of the Deccan Chargers franchise, Deccan Chronicles Holdings Limited (DCHL), have asked for a three-day extension (till October 12) to raise Rs 100 crore as a bank guarantee, one of the conditions set by the Bombay High Court ruling of October 1 to avoid termination from the IPL. On Tuesday, the franchise's owners also filed an application requesting permission to raise the guarantee from a privatised bank and not a nationalised one, as originally stipulated by the court.

Immediately after the BCCI had terminated the Chargers on September 14 for failing to "cure various breaches" of their contract, DCHL had moved court, challenging the expulsion. Having heard both legal counsels over a few preliminary hearings, Justice SJ Kathawala passed a judgement where he asked DCHL to fulfil various undertakings, including paying a bank guarantee to the BCCI by October 9 from a nationalised bank. Kathawala also appointed the retired Supreme Court judge CK Thakkar as arbitrator to determine a solution to the dispute.

Kathawala had said that in the event DCHL failed to raise the sum, the BCCI had the rights to revoke the termination order. The other conditions included clearing players' dues immediately and all liabilities pertaining to IPL 5 by October 31. The other important condition was to pay IFCI, a private financial institution, who had filed a winding-up petition against the DCHL. "There is schedule set under the consent terms with IFCI, it will be paid accordingly," Zal Andhyarujina, the DCHL legal counsel, told ESPNcricinfo.

According to Andhyarujina, his client had already disbursed the payments to the players and team officials, and were also in the middle of clearing up all other dues. "Today at court we would be moving an application to have the condition of the raising the bank guarantee from a nationalised bank to a private bank - ICICI," Andhyarujina said.

Kathawala had already pulled up the BCCI for having acted in "haste" before passing the termination orders. On September 14, the board had convened an emergency IPL governing council meeting in Chennai, after which the decision was taken to terminate the Chargers. That was also the last day of the one-month deadline set by the BCCI for the Chargers to put their house in order. However, DCHL sent a notice through their lawyers stating they had not committed any "breaches."

"The judge held that BCCI acted slightly in haste because they were worried about the prestige of the IPL," a BCCI official said. "He pointed out that the dues were payable on May 1, so why did the board wait till August to send the notice to the Chargers…"

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I thought 130 was enough - Malik

It's a sign of the times that a total of 130 in 20 overs is a described as below par. But, Twenty20 cricket has produced attitudes that think anything less than eight runs an over, or thereabouts, is not competitive enough, and Sialkot showed why that way of thinking persists as their below-par total was chased with ease.

Sialkot's score resulted from a combination of a start that was too slow for them to make up and conditions that favoured Auckland's attack. Kyle Mills and Michael Bates gave away only 11 runs in the first five overs and both got the ball to nip away off the seam against tentative Sialkot openers.

"Having a good start is something we target. Kyle Mills prides himself on using that first over to set the momentum," Gareth Hopkins, the Auckland captain, said. "But it was also a tricky wicket to bat on, especially with the new ball."

Mills was Man of the Match for his spell of 4-1-6-2, an effort he aid was due to a disciplined line. "I was conscious of not giving away any width and bowling on off stump," he said. "We built pressure from both ends and they were always on the back foot."

Shoaib Malik thought the use of the heavy roller during the break between matches could have brought up moisture from the morning rain - Johannesburg's first showers in over two weeks - to the surface and added to his side's difficulty. To get 130 on that surface and after that start was something Malik was proud of. "It was very tough when we were batting and the Auckland bowlers used the conditions well, but Shahid Yousuf batted brilliantly in the end. I thought it was enough."

Hopkins, however, suspected it was not and half the job was done. "When I looked at the first game [Yorkshire v Uva Next], I thought 150 was a little light," he said. "I actually thought something around 160 would be par." Andrew McDonald, the Uva allrounder who played in the day's first match, said his team thought a score of around 170 was par.

Taking those estimations into account, Sialkot were well short of a defendable total but Hopkins thought his team could have restricted them further. "If we had been better with certain areas of our game we think we could have had them for less, especially because there was a lot of sideways movement," he said. "We still saw them get under the length balls and hit us for six."

Sialkot scored 60 runs in sixes, almost half of their eventual total, and that number pointed to the lapses Hopkins spoke about. Those were not the only signs of rustiness among teams on the first day of the Champions League qualifiers. Both matches did not produce cricket of the highest quality. In particular, the fielding fumbles and soft dismissals from all four sides made it groan-worthy at times.

The poor turnout was also disappointing, although not much more could have been expected at this stage of the event. Little is known about the teams trying to qualify and few people have time to make new sporting discoveries in a busy city on a weekday. What they will know is that Yorkshire and Auckland are one step closer to the tournament and to playing in front of bigger crowds in South Africa.

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T&T look to emulate West Indies

While West Indies were recovering from one of their slowest starts in recent memory in the World T20 final, miles away Trinidad & Tobago were battling to put up a decent score themselves.

T&T could not watch the first half of what turned out to be a historic game for West Indies because they were playing a Champions League T20 warm-up match against Auckland in Johannesburg. It was probably a good part of the match to miss and by the time T&T would have settled in front of the televisions they wouldn't have felt too bad about losing by eight wickets because West Indian cricket had achieved something great.

Before the match, David Williams had called the result, down to the method of victory. "When you have guys like Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Ravi Rampaul, there is a lot of experience so we just knew that they are going to do well," he said. "They will have to graft hard but they will win this one."

For West Indies, a world event has ended in success but T&T, such a competition is only just beginning. Williams said the CLT20 has a similar importance for players at domestic level as an ICC trophy is to international players. "It's a big thing for us. It's our mini World Cup," Williams said. "This competition is important to all aspects of cricket in West Indies. The guys look forward to this and our regional competition is so hyped up because of this T20 tournament."

Of all countries who have enjoyed success from twenty-over cricket, India could be talked about as the biggest recipients. But of individual cricketers who have benefitted from the format, West Indian names would crop up. Gayle, Pollard and Bravo aside, T20 has given players like Sunil Narine and Kevon Cooper and teams like T&T a stage to show off on.

That's not to say their involvement in the format has been a honeymoon. T&T were close to pulling out of this edition of the CLT20 because of a monetary dispute. When they settled their differences and arrived in South Africa, none of them would admit to the behind-the-scenes issues. Rayad Emrit said he "knew nothing about it," and Williams would not discuss the reported fall-out.

The focus, he said, was simply on qualifying. T&T are used to a tough ride in the tournament. In the year when qualifying was not yet part of it, they were underrated but went on to reach the final. Since the preliminary phase was introduced last year, they are the only team to have come through that, played in the tournament proper and have returned to do it all again.

"We did this last year and we're pretty aware of what it's going to be like," Williams said. "We know it's going to be tough. But we did extremely well in the tournaments in the Caribbean and we played a few extra matches so we are in good stead."

T&T's preparations had to take place without five senior players including captain Denesh Ramdin and premier quick Ravi Rampaul but Williams said that was actually an advantage to the team. "They have been playing T20 cricket over in Sri Lanka so that will be good for us," he said. "Someone like Darren Bravo will have got a lot of experience from there. He is going from strength to strength and is an important member of the team, we're hoping he is going to do well for us."

Rampaul is another player who will be a major factor for T&T in South African conditions. He could keep Shannon Gabriel, another bowler who could be a handful on bouncier tracks. "We've got a lot to choose from," Williams said. "We don't know if Shannon is going to get in, if he does I know he is going to do well. He has been training for a long time and he is fit and ready to go."

More important than individuals will be the team effort as a whole, according to Williams. For that to happen, Williams hope that the World T20 shine will rub off on T&T will have to be proved correct.

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TV sting alleges corruption among umpires

A sting operation by an Indian TV channel claims to have "exposed" several first-class umpires from three countries who were allegedly willing to give decisions favouring players for a fee. The sting was broadcast on Monday evening by India TV, which in May had alleged corrupt practices by five Indian domestic players, all of whom were subsequently banned by the BCCI for varying lengths.

Among the umpires named or allegedly interviewed in the sting, one is a current member of the ICC's international panel of umpires and two have officiated in international matches. Two were fourth officials in unofficial warm-up matches before the 2012 World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka. Two of the umpires are from Bangladesh.

In the sting, conducted in July and August, the reporters claimed to belong to a sports management company and promised the umpires officiating assignments in events of all kinds around the world, largely domestic Twenty20 leagues.

The reporters, who worked undercover, carried out the 'sting' mainly through interviews and conversations via Skype, an internet videophone service. The one face-to-face meeting, with the International Panel umpire, is said to have taken place in Delhi in July. At that meeting, the umpire was asked whether he would do favours for cricketers who were sponsored by the "company" the reporters represented. He replied saying it would be possible to do so with reference to lbws and run-outs only. The no-ball, he said, "has the problem of going to the third umpire, so says the law. It has to be done in a way that nobody knows."

One of the umpires involved in the sting was alleged to have provided pre-match information relating to a domestic Twenty20 match - the state of the pitch, the playing XIs and the result of the toss - and had allegedly been paid Rs 15,000 (US$285) for it. On the Skype video, he can be heard promising the same information for a World Twenty20 practice game, which included a pitch report 90 minutes before the start of the match, as well the result of the toss.

In a statement, the ICC confirmed that none of the umpires named had been involved in any of the official games of the World Twenty20. It also asked the channel "to turn over any information that can assist the ICC's urgent investigations into this matter."

None of the umpires in the sting had been a part of the ICC's Elite panel of umpires, who are directly under the control of the ICC. Umpires on the international panel are under the jurisdiction and control of their home boards. Every national board can recommend their candidates for the international panel, but elevation to the international panel is not part of inevitable progress towards the elite panel. Not all international panel umpires are elevated to elite status.

The Bangladesh Cricket Board also issued a statement referring to "allegations of corruption... directed towards a Bangladeshi international panel umpire who is with the BCB on retainership basis." It pledged a "detailed inquiry" into the matter.

ESPNcricinfo was contacted in August this year by two of these umpires, who said they had the impression of being offered generous umpiring deals for an "upcoming" private tournament. The umpires said they were in discussions with the "sports management company" keeping the appointments in mind, with one of them saying he suspected the bonafides of the company. Both umpires claimed they had spoken to these "sports agents" on Skype; they said they had turned on their camera but the party on the other side, claiming to be from India, didn't turn on their webcams.

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Ishant, Mishra help North to huge first-innings lead

North Zone 484 (Dhawan 101, Dogra 77, Makvana 5-140) and 30 for 0 (Dewan 20*) lead West Zone 164 (Patel 51, Sharma 4-29) by 350 runs
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North Zone strengthened their grip on the Duleep Trophy quarter-final in Chennai with a combined bowling performance that bowled West Zone out for 164 and secured a 320-run lead. Ishant Sharma destroyed the top order and legspinner Amit Mishra ran through the tail, taking seven wickets between them. The North Zone openers batted for 14 overs to add 30 runs before stumps, with a day remaining.

Six for 1 overnight, West Zone's slump began in the second over of the day, when opener Kaustubh Pawar fell without a run being scored. The new batsmen tried to build partnerships but were slow. When in-form Cheteshwar Pujara got out to Ishant in the 22nd over, West Zone were struggling at 40 for 4. Bhushan Chauhan and wicketkeeper Parthiv Patel batted together for 24.2 overs, scoring 72 runs - the highest stand of the innings. Chauhan was dismissed by Ishant, who had accounted for four top-order wickets. Patel reached a fifty but departed soon after, and West Zone were 128 for 6. The last four wickets added only 36 more.

Besides Sharma and Mishra, seamer Rishi Dhawan also helped North Zone with important wickets of No. 3 batsman Murtuja Vahora and Patel. To force a result on the last day, North Zone will want to declare early and bowl West Zone out quickly again.

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Pietersen often 'misread' - Simons

Kevin Pietersen's coach at the Champions League T20 believes the batsman is often 'misread' and has said he brings many attributes to the Delhi Daredevils team.

Eric Simons, the former South Africa head coach, does not have any issues with Pietersen who will link up with his Delhi team-mates for the CLT20 following his stint as a TV expert during the World Twenty20 in Sri Lanka in wake of his omission from the England side.

Pietersen has made no secret of his enjoyment of the IPL, so it will come as little surprise that Simons only had positive words to say about him ahead of the CLT20.

"KP's strength is the way he is," Simons said. "He was a crucial part of our team at the IPL. What you don't see is what he contributes off the field to the side. You need to understand your players and be able to manage the various cultures and personalities.

"I don't think you need to keep KP in check. As long as all your players are focused on one objective, and that's what we were able to achieve in this team during then IPL, then people are allowed to be who they are. I think KP is misread many times in situations."

There will be some interesting reunions when Pietersen arrives in Johannesburg as Morne Morkel, the South Africa quick bowler, is also part of the Delhi squad. It will be the first time Pietersen has met any of the South Africans since he was dropped from the England team earlier this year after it was revealed he had exchanged messages with them during the Test series.

The relations between the ECB and Cricket South Africa have soured in recent days after David Collier, the ECB chief executive, claimed South African players had 'provoked' Pietersen into sending the messages. CSA has strongly rebuffed the claims.

The ECB has now started a process of bringing Pietersen back into the fold after he signed a four-month contract last week, with a view to him being available for the Test series in India, although the final decision rests with Andy Flower, the England team director.

One of the initial issues between Pietersen and the ECB was his desire to play the full IPL to maximise is $2million contract, but he has since said that he will be fully committed to all cricket for England - that would mean being available for the home series against New Zealand next year, which clashes with the IPL.

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Umpire Ahsan Raza honoured by PCB

Ahsan Raza has won the Aleem Dar Trophy and a prize of Rs 100,000 for being Pakistan's umpire of the year. It is the first time the PCB has given such an award to one of its umpires.

The award was to be given at the completion of the domestic season but the board named Raza the winner at the start of the 2012-13 season. There was neither a ceremony nor did the PCB outline the procedure followed to choose Raza. It issued a press release saying, "director general PCB Javed Miandad presented the Aleem Dar Trophy to the best umpire of the year along with Rs100,000 to Ahsan Raza, PCB elite panel umpire."

The PCB had already started recognising umpiring talent in the country by offering contracts to three of their top officials: Raza, Zameer Haider, and Shozab Raza. They are also on the ICC international panel.

Raza was one of several people injured during the attack on the Sri Lanka team bus during the Lahore Test in March 2009. He was traveling with the other ICC match officials to the Gaddafi Stadium in a different vehicle on the third day of the second Test, when he was shot in the back and critically wounded. Raza had to undergo emergency surgery to repair a collapsed lung and damaged liver, and took nine months to recover and return to the game.

Raza, 38, made his debut as a first-class umpire in 2006 and has officiated in 63 first-class matches so far. He started his international career as a third umpire and was promoted to the ICC international panel in 2010. He has been an on-field umpire in 16 matches and the third umpire in 15 between 2009 and 2012. Before taking up umpiring, Raza was a wicketkeeper and played 21 first-class matches.

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Mendapatkan Backlink Dengan Mudah

Cara Cepat Menaikkan Pagerank adalah dengan copy paste artikel ini dari atas sampai bawah. Tapi sebelum itu bacalah dulu pesan-pesan dibawah ini.

Silahkan pelajari dengan baik lalu anda terapkan dengan benar…. Ada kata bijak yang mengatakan "Honesty is The Best Policy (Kejujuran adalah politik/strategi terbaik)", mari kita buktikan….apakah konsep kejujuran disini dapat kita gunakan untuk menghasilkan traffic dan popularity yang sangat hebat dari sebuah metode rumit para expert webmaster atau pakar SEO..? Saya percaya kita bisa asal metode ini anda terapkan dengan benar…apabila ini di aplikasikan pada web/blog anda sesuai ketentuan maka:

• Blog anda akan kebanjiran traffic pengunjung secara luar biasa hari demi hari, tanpa anda harus repot-repot memikirkan SEO atau capek-capek melakukan promosi keberbagai tempat di dunia online.
• Blog anda juga akan kebanjiran backlink secara signifikan hari demi hari, tanpa perlu repot-repot berburu link keberbagai tempat di dunia internet.

Hal yang harus anda lakukan adalah ikuti langkah-langkah berikut :

1. Buatlah postingan artikel seperti posting saya ini, atau copy-paste artikel ini. Lalu beri Judul sesuka anda (karena itu merupakan SEO buat web/blog anda sendiri).
2. Anda cukup hanya meletakkan Link-Link di bawah ini pada artikel anda tersebut pada blog/web anda.

 

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2. Ingat!!! Jangan Merubah Urutan daftar link.. Buktikan kejujuran anda.. Karena ini demi keuntungan bersama, kita sesama blogger 
3. Apabila setiap blogger yang ikut dalam metode ini berhasil di duplikasi ole hblogger lain yang akan bergabung, andaikan 5 blogger yang bergabung maka Backlink yang anda dapat adalah Ketika:

Posisi anda 15, jumlah backlink = 1
Posisi 14, jumlah backlink = 5
Posisi 13, jumlah backlink = 25
Posisi 12, jumlah backlink = 125
Posisi 11, jumlah backlink = 625
Posisi 10, jumlah backlink = 3.125
Posisi 9, jumlah backlink = 15.625
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Dan semua Dari kata kunci yang anda inginkan, bayangkan jika ini bisa berjalan dengan sempurna maka anda akan memperoleh 6.103.515.625 external link yang berasal dari berbagai blog yang anda tidak akan pernah bayangkan sebelumnya. Belum lagi apabila ada pengunjung blog anda dari Link List tersebut diatas maka otomatis anda akan memperoleh traffic ke web/blog anda juga. Ingat!!! Aturuan mainnya, Anda harus memulai dari urutan paling bawah (no 15) sehingga hasil backlink anda bisa Maksimal. Jangan salahkan saya apabila anda tidak mengikuti metode ini dengan benar dan Link anda tiba-tiba berada pada urutan no 1 dan menghilang pada Link daftar. Jadi mulai lah pada urutan paling bawah(no 15). Bisakah Anda melakukan tindakan tidak fair atau tidak jujur dengan menyabotase metode ini, misalkan saja "menghilangkan semua link asal" lalu di isi dengan link web/blog anda sendiri…? ….Bisa, dan metode ini menjadi tidak maksimal. Kejujuran adalah strategi/politik terbaik…..Tapi saya yakin bahwa kita semua tak ingin menjatuhkan kredibilitas diri sendiri dengan melakukan tindakan murahan seperti itu… —- SELESAI —-

Semoga metode ini bisa berjalan sesuai harapan kita bersama. . . ! ! !

Cara Cepat Menaikkan Pagerank mudah bukan? Beri tahu kepada kawan2 blogger yang lain agar pagerank anda naik, naik, dan terus naik.. << Kebenaran selalu ada satu

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Jaga Pola Gaya Hidup Sehat

Jaga Pola Gaya Hidup Sehat Anda penikmat sajian daging merah? Penelitian Harvard School of Medicine menunjukkan bahwa konsumsi daging merah setiap hari secara berlebihan dapat meningkatkan risiko kanker dan penyakit jantung yang memicu kematian dini.

Menyantap seporsi daging merah, setara dengan 85 gram, setiap hari akan meningkatkan risiko kematian sebesar 18 persen akibat penyakit jantung, dan meningkatkan risiko kematian sebesar 10 persen akibat kanker.

Sementara konsumsi daging olahan, setara dengan dua iris daging asap atau satu hot dog, akan memperbesar risiko kematian akibat penyakit jantung sebesar 21 persen dan akibat kanker sebesar 16 persen.

Penelitian yang dipublikasikan dalam Archives of Internal Medicine ini melibatkan lebih dari 100 ribu responden selama sekitar 28 tahun. Dilakukan dengan menganalisis pola diet dan gaya hidup responden secara berkala.

Penelitian juga menemukan bahwa mengurangi asupan daging merah sekitar 42 gram sehari, atau setara satu steak berukuran besar dalam seminggu, dapat mencegah hampir satu dari 10 kasus kematian dini pada pria, dan satu dari 13 kasus pada wanita.

"Mengingat bukti bahwa konsumsi daging merah berhubungan dengan peningkatan risiko penyakit kronis dan kematian dini, kita usahakan menyantapnya sesekali saja, bukan menjadikannya menu rutin harian," kata Dr Frank Hu, penulis studi itu, seperti dikutip Telegraph.

Lemak Jenuh

Frank Hu merekomendasikan masyarakat agar tak mengonsumsi daging merah melebihi 70 gram sehari.

Daging merah mengandung konsentrasi tinggi lemak jenuh. Mengganti daging merah dengan unggas, ikan atau sayuran, biji-bijian dan makanan sehat lainnya, akan memotong risiko kematian dini hingga seperlima.

Dr An, penulis utama dari Departemen Nutrisi Harvard, menuliskan, "Kami menemukan bahwa semakin besar konsumsi daging merah, baik yang belum diolah maupaun yang telah diproses, terkait dengan peningkatan risiko kematian."

Dr Carrie Ruxton, dari Meat Advesory Panel, sebuah kelompok dokter dan ilmuwan yang didanai sejumlah industri daging olahan di Inggris, meragukan temuan tersebut. Ia menilai kesimpulan itu hanya berdasar model teoretis yang tak akurat. "Daging merah adalah sumber penting zat besi, dan vitamin D yang penting untuk kesehatan, terutama pada wanita hamil dan bayi."

Juru bicara Departemen Kesehatan Inggris, mengatakan, "Daging merah dapat menjadi bagian dari diet seimbang. Tapi mereka yang terbiasa makan daging merah dan olahan secara berlebihan harus mempertimbangkan untuk mengurangi secara teratur."  Jaga Pola Gaya Hidup Sehat

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