Red meats: Time for a paradigm shift in dietary advice

Meat Science

Volumn 98, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 445-451

  Binnie, Mary Ann ^a   Barlow, Karine ^b   Johnson, Valerie ^c   Harrison, Carol ^d  

^a Canadian Pork Council   (Canada)

^b Canada Beef Inc   (Canada)

^c Nutrition Wise Communications   (Canada)

^d NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular health; Dietary recommendations; Nutrition; Obesity; Protein; Red meat

Indexed keywords

MEATS; NUTRIENTS; PROTEINS;

BALANCED DIET; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DIETARY RECOMMENDATIONS; ESSENTIAL NUTRIENTS; HEALTH CONSEQUENCES; OBESITY; PARADIGM SHIFTS; RED MEATS;

NUTRITION;

ANIMAL; DIET; DIETARY REFERENCE INTAKE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH; HUMAN; MEAT; NUTRITIONAL VALUE; OBESITY;

ANIMALS; DIET; FOOD HABITS; FOOD HANDLING; HEALTH; HUMANS; MEAT; NUTRITIVE VALUE; OBESITY; RECOMMENDED DIETARY ALLOWANCES;

EID: 84904966080     PISSN: 03091740     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.meatsci.2014.06.024     Document Type: Article

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