Look Who it Was Random video

The Prophetic Practice of Eating? healthy halal diet for Muslims

406 views · Published 10 June 2018 · 3:17 · Indexed 23 September 2026

Channel: Mohammed Saleem - Mr Halal · 2018 · People & Blogs

Watch on YouTube

The Prophetic practice of eating?

The practice of eating less to prevent sickness and disease was emphasized by Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings of Allaah be upon him always), and now backed heavily by science. The Islamic concept ‘1/3 for your food, 1/3 for your liquids, and 1/3 for your breath’. simply means eating in moderation 
He knew what he was eating and only eat what was good for him.

IN Oct , 2015 22 scientists from 10 countries met at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) in Lyon, France, to assess more than 800 studies on the association between cancer and meat consumption in order to evaluate the carcinogenicity of high-meat diets. 
Their results are  published in the online journal The Lancet. 

Muslim make up approxmately 5% of UK population  yet we consume 24 % of lamb 20% of demestic mutton and 40% of poultry


The World Health Organization has classified processed meats –  as a Group 1 carcinogen(a substance capable of causing cancer in living tissue.) which means that there is strong evidence that processed meats cause cancer. Red meat, such as beef and lamb  has been classified as a ‘probable’ cause of cancer. These classifications do not indicate the risk of getting cancer, rather how certain we are that these things are likely to cause cancer.

There is now a clear body of evidence that bowel cancer is more common among those who eat the most red and processed meat. Processed meat consumption has also been strongly linked to a higher risk of stomach cancer.


if you eat lots of  red meat you may want to think about cutting down,having a healthy diet is all about moderation. However, eating fish may help to reduce the risk of bowel, breast and prostate cancer.

Meat may affect cancer risk because of chemicals formed during digestion that have been found to damage the cells that line the bowel. Other likely factors include the fat content, and the way it is processed or cooked; or because big meat eaters miss out on other protective foods such as fruit and vegetables or wholegrain cereals.

To reduce your risk of cancer, The Halal Council recommends eating no more than 700 grams (raw weight) of red meat per week. For good health we need less than this. Aim for a small 65g serve of cooked meat each day or 2 serves (130g) 3-4 times a week. Avoid consuming more than 455g of cooked lean red meat each week.

More from this channel