Information on healthy eating with beef, including 6 tasty beef recipes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

meat and iron

Did you know?
Sources of iron
How to increase your iron absorbtion
Who may need extra iron in their diet


Did you know?

The causes of iron deficiency are complex and requirements can vary throughout our lives.

A government survey has identified that one in three women is iron deficient.1

93% of 16 to 18 year olds consume less than the recommended intake of iron.1

Iron deficiency is the most commonly reported nutritional disorder during early childhood.2

One in five of all children aged between 11/2 and 41/2 are iron deficient.2

We obtain our nutrients from a variety of foods and no one food can provide all the iron we need.

Red meat is one of the best food sources of easily absorbed iron.3

The iron in meat is more easily absorbed than iron in fruit, vegetables, cereals and eggs.

Meat will also help the absorption of iron from vegetables and cereals when eaten at the same meal.

References:

  1. OPCS (1991) Health of the Nation-Health Survey for England. A survey carried out by the Social Survey division of OPCS on behalf of the Department of Health.

  2. Department of Health (1994) Weaning and the Weaning Diet. Report on Health and Social Subjects No. 45 London: HMSO

  3. Department of Health (1991) Dietary reference values for food energy and nutrients for the United Kingdom Report on Health and Social Subject No.41 London: HMSO.