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Micronutrients & recovery
Meat is a high-quality source of essential amino acids, minerals (iron, zinc, selenium), and B-complex vitamins, making it a significant contributor to human nutritional requirements when consumed in balanced proportions.
Include meat in your diet to ensure adequate intake of high-quality protein, iron, zinc, and B vitamins. Focus on moderate consumption rather than elimination, as excessive intake is linked to health risks, but balanced intake supports overall health.
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Meat ranks among one of the most significant, nutritious and favored food item available to masses, which aids in fulfilling most of their body requirements. It is a good source of proteins, zinc, iron, selenium, and phosphorus followed by vitamin A and B-complex vitamins.
Why this rating
The paper is a review chapter summarizing existing data rather than presenting new primary experimental data.
Source
Nutritional Composition of Meat
Rabia Shabir Ahmad et al. · InTech eBooks · 2018
DOI 10.5772/intechopen.77045
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