Goodbye to the daily cooked breakfast? Red meat lovers have been warned to cut down their intake by the government’s health advisers. So just how much red and processed meat should we consume?
If you regularly tuck in to a couple of sizzling rashers of bacon for breakfast, a ham sandwich for lunch and a juicy rump steak for dinner, then you are probably eating more than the new recommended allowance of red and processed meat.
In new guidelines recommended by the Scientific Advisory Commission on Nutrition, adults are advised to consume on average no more than 70g (2.5oz) of such meat a day – about 500g (17oz) a week – in order to cut the risk of developing bowel cancer.
This is the equivalent of three slices of ham, one lamb chop or two slices of roast beef a day. But how do our regular meaty meals fare against the new government daily guidelines?
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