date:Jun 13, 2012
programme, have been introduced.
The Vegetarian Society has claimed that vegetarians are often less likely to suffer from obesity, coronary heart disease (CHD), high blood pressure and type II diabetes, among other conditions.
In the UK, the Department of Health recommends eating no more than 70g of red meat a day.
Commenting on a Harvard Medical School Study linking red meat to shorter life expectancy, Dr Carrie Ruxton, from the Meat Advisory Panel, said red meat provides essential nutrien