If you eat a lot of red or processed meat, it is recommended that you cut down as there is likely to be a link between red and processed meat and bowel cancer.
A healthy balanced diet can include protein from meat, as well as from fish and eggs or non-animal sources such as beans and pulses. Meats such as chicken, pork, lamb and beef are all rich in protein.
Red meat provides us with iron, zinc and B vitamins. Meat is one of the main sources of vitamin B12 in the diet.