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Red meat and nutrition

Red meat provides a wide range of essential nutients including: protein, iron, zinc, B vitamins, selenium, vitamin D, and long chain omega-3s.  The Australian Dietary Guidelines recommends lean red meat 3-4 times per week.

For more information about lean red meat:

• The Role of Red Meat in Healthy Australian Diets report
• Nutrients in red meat
• Nutrient composition
• Frequently asked questions about red meat and health

The Role of Red Meat in Healthy Australian Diets was published as a supplement in Nutrition & Dietetics in September 2007. The report, officially launched by the Federal Minister for Health and Ageing, Tony Abbott, is a comprehensive review of the evidence supporting red meat’s role in a healthy diet.

The report was written by 16 leading Australian public health and nutrition experts and was peer reviewed by an independent expert editorial committee, convened by Meat & Livestock Australia.

Click here for more information or to read the report

The MLA Nutrition program

MLA has a team of qualified dietitians who have a commitment to providing health professionals and consumers with evidence-based nutrition information on the role of red meat as part of a healthy diet through nutrition research and education.

The human nutrition research and development program provides scientific information and supports the MLA nutrition communication programs for consumers and health care professionals.

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