Beef Checkoff Questions And Answers
About ‘Beef Nutrition’
1) Doesn’t beef have more fat content than other proteins?
The beef checkoff is helping consumers learn their lean beef choices. Based on U.S. Department of Agriculture data, there are 29 cuts of beef that meet government guidelines for “lean,” with less than 10 grams of total fat, 4.5 grams or less of saturated fat and less than 95 milligrams of cholesterol per 3-ounce serving. A national, random sample telephone survey of
So, beef is nutritious as well as delicious.
2) What does the beef checkoff to do educate physicians about beef? Every time I see my doctor he tells me to cut back on red meat.
One thing we’ve learned over the years is that most doctors aren’t well versed on nutrition. They depend on the counsel of dietitians and other nutrition experts to help advise their patients. For nearly two decades, checkoff-funded initiatives have focused on, one, improving the nutrition science as it applies to beef, and two, providing information to dietitians and others who are likely to influence doctors, including yours.
3) What is the beef checkoff doing about reports linking beef to cancer and other diseases? Over the long term this could do damage to beef’s reputation.
Checkoff-funded efforts operated behind the scenes to help the industry prepare for and respond to the World Cancer Research Foundation report and others. The information developed and the contacts made during this time helped our industry respond responsibly to what might have been devastating news.
Funded by the Beef Checkoff.