ANIMAL FOODS
Limit intake of red meat1 and avoid processed meat2.
PUBLIC HEALTH GOAL
Population average consumption of red meat to be no more than 300 g (11 oz) a week, very little if any of which to be processed.
PERSONAL RECOMMENDATION
People who eat red meat1 to consume less than 500 g (18 oz) a week, very little if any to be processed2.
- 1 'Red meat' refers to beef, pork, lamb, and goat from domesticated animals including that contained in processed foods
- 2 'Processed meat' refers to meat preserved by smoking, curing or salting, or addition of chemical preservatives, including that contained in processed foods