The Gold Coast Bulletin

SEEING RED OVER PORTION SIZES

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• On average, Australian­s eat 90kg of meat a year – 42kg of poultry, 20kg of pork, 22kg of beef and 7kg sheep.

• You should eat no more than 400g of lean red meat a week (or 3-4 serves).

• A healthy meal could be: 50 per cent vegetables, 25 per cent protein and 25 per cent wholegrain carbohydra­tes.

• 3630 people are diagnosed with cancer on the Gold Coast each year.

• Other group 1 carcinogen­s include: asbestos, tobacco smoking, alcohol, plutonium, Chinese-style salted fish, soot and X and Gamma radiation.

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