How much meat is too much per day

How much meat should I eat?

A healthy balanced diet can include protein from meat, as well as from fish and eggs or non-animal sources such as beans and pulses.

Meats such as chicken, pork, lamb and beef are all rich in protein.

Red meat provides us with iron, zinc and B vitamins. Meat is one of the main sources of vitamin B12 in the diet.

It is recommended that you do not eat too much red meat, processed meat or meat that is high in saturated fats as this can lead to health problems.

Red meat and processed meat

Eating too much processed meat and red meat probably increases your risk of bowel (colorectal) cancer.

Processed meat can also be high in salt and eating too much salt can increase your risk of high blood pressure.

If you currently eat more than 90g (cooked weight) of red or processed meat a day, it is recommended that you cut down to 70g.

Red meat includes beef, lamb, mutton, pork, veal, venison and goat.

Processed meat is any meat that has been preserved by smoking, curing, salting or adding preservatives.

This includes:

• sausages, bacon an
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