Difference between revisions of "MeatandHealth.com"
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| − | Meatandhealth.com is a website which advocates the nutritional benefits of eating meat. It is supported by the British Pork Executive (BPEX), the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX), the Wales Meat Commission (Hybu Cyg Cymru) and the Livestock and Meat Commission of Northern Ireland. | + | Meatandhealth.com is a website which advocates the nutritional benefits of eating meat. It is supported by the [[British Pork Executive]] (BPEX), the [[English Beef and Lamb Executive]] (EBLEX), the [[Wales Meat Commission]] ([[Hybu Cyg Cymru]]) and the [[Livestock and Meat Commission of Northern Ireland]]. |
| − | The website states, for example, that ‘lean red meats, including beef, pork and lamb, can play an important part in a healthy balanced diet as they have a high nutrient density.’ The site also champions the slimming qualities of eating red meat, saying that it ‘increases satiety’ and therefore ‘excellent for helping to control our weight so that we don’t become overweight or obese’. | + | The website states, for example, that ‘lean red meats, including beef, pork and lamb, can play an important part in a healthy balanced diet as they have a high nutrient density.’ The site also champions the slimming qualities of eating red meat, saying that it ‘increases satiety’ and therefore ‘excellent for helping to control our weight so that we don’t become overweight or obese’.<ref>[http://www.redmeatindustryforum.org.uk/supplychain/Nutrition.htm Nutrition], Red Meat Industry Forum website, accessed 23 Sept 2009</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 19:51, 22 September 2009
Meatandhealth.com is a website which advocates the nutritional benefits of eating meat. It is supported by the British Pork Executive (BPEX), the English Beef and Lamb Executive (EBLEX), the Wales Meat Commission (Hybu Cyg Cymru) and the Livestock and Meat Commission of Northern Ireland.
The website states, for example, that ‘lean red meats, including beef, pork and lamb, can play an important part in a healthy balanced diet as they have a high nutrient density.’ The site also champions the slimming qualities of eating red meat, saying that it ‘increases satiety’ and therefore ‘excellent for helping to control our weight so that we don’t become overweight or obese’.[1]
