Posts tagged Nutrition
New Zealand Lamb as a first food

All parents want their babies to grow up strong and healthy. By incorporating lean red meat such as New Zealand lamb into your little ones diet you can help optimise their growth and development from the start.

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Climate change teaching resource not based on nutritional science

Beef + Lamb New Zealand is concerned with the new climate change teaching resource published by the Ministry ofEducation. The resource, Climate Change: Prepare Today, Live Well Tomorrow, aimed at level 4 teachers.

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Game changer or fame gainer?

The 2018 vegan documentary The Game Changers has raised quite a stir and dietitians and registered nutritionists have been inundated with questions about their thoughts on the movie. Nutritionist Regina Wypych has collated a few reviews from these experts in the area of human nutrition, to provide a better understanding of the content.

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All or nothing – or something in between? Moderation’s back, and it never left the building

If you love a succulent piece of beef or lamb you may be really confused at the moment. Who wouldn’t be? You’re probably hearing the constant narrative to reduce the amount of red meat you’re eating for health and environmental reasons. But, if your preference is to keep red meat on the plate, and if you consider how much you’re currently eating, the question is how much is enough and should you reduce the amount at all?

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Iron campaign points to worrying trends

A survey conducted by Beef + Lamb New Zealand, which received over 5,500 responses, suggests that pointed to many Kiwis are suffering from the symptoms often attributed to iron deficiency.

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The Silent Epidemic: Iron deficiency is suffocating our teen girls

As World Iron Awareness Week kicks off, Beef + Lamb New Zealand shines a spotlight on the epidemic young women are facing in relation to iron deficiency for meat eaters and non-meat eaters alike.

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New Zealand Red Meat Industry responds to Ministry of Health Sustainable Health Sector Report

The red meat industry has responded to the concerning recommendations contained in the recent Ministry of Health Sustainability and Health Sector report.

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How to 'meat' the needs of the future

From meat-free Monday to Veganuary, there’s been a lot in the news recently about going meat-free or cutting down our consumption – whether it’s for health or environmental reasons. We take a look at why this might not be necessary.

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Latest red meat & bowel cancer study

Yesterday morning, a study titled Diet and colorectal cancer in UK Biobank: a prospective study was published in the International Journal of Epidemiology and grabbed New Zealand media’s attention given the study involved a New Zealand researcher from the University of Auckland.

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