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Nutrition
Feel Good About Meat . . . it’s nutritionally rich so that means a healthy sized cooked portion of around 90g goes a long way towards supplying your body with essential nutrients to keep you healthy and happy.
Meat contains haem iron, the type that is easily absorbed by the body.
Did you know around 40% of women in their twenties and thirties don’t eat enough iron* while up to 16% of women could be classed as iron deficient?
One in ten pensioners could be described as iron deficient, rising to nearly 40% in elderly men† probably because older people have difficulty absorbing iron from non meat sources, such as cereals and vegetables.
Some 50% pf teenage girls have inadequate iron intakes while a third may be iron deficient‡ Children who eat red meat and drink fruit juice are less likely to be deficient in iron. (Click here for more info)
Thanks to developments in farming and animal welfare, meat is now lower in fat than ever before. Levels of saturated fat, the type commonly linked to heart disease, have also plummeted over the past few decades. Pork can even make a claim to be ‘low in saturated fat’, according to strict EU labelling guidelines.
An average portion of red meat will provide less than 15% of the daily limit for total fats, and less than 20% of the limit for saturated fats. Not only that, meat is naturally low in salt and will provide less than 5% of the daily salt limit, on average. As the figure below shows, meat compares well with other main meal options and could be viewed as healthier than cheese.
*National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2003)
†National Diet and Nutrition Survey (1998)
‡ National Diet and Nutrition Survey (2000)
If you are at all concerned about iron deficiency, consult your doctor.
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