Lean beef and health
A well-nourished body helps you feel great and get the most out of life. If you want to eat highly nutritious low-fat meals, lean beef is an excellent choice.
The medical profession and scientists agree that eating lean meat, as part of a balanced diet, is good for a person’s health. Lean beef is an important source of 14 essential nutrients, including zinc for healthy growth, iron for oxygen, proteins to build and repair the body and B-complex vitamins. To stay healthy, Canada’s Food Guide recommends eating 1 to 3 servings of meat or meat substitutes every day.
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Lean beef can be part of a diet to lower cholesterol. Studies suggest that low-fat diets that include lean beef are as effective in lowering cholesterol as low-fat diets based on chicken or fish. In addition, according to recent research, beef contains nutrients, selenium and conjugated linoleic acid, that can help prevent cancer.
Healthy eating is a question of balance, moderation and variety that includes beef.
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