Beef’s Nutrients Support Adolescent Girls and Women’s Health
Iron-deficiency anemia is on the rise in the United States, disproportionately affecting adolescent girls and adult females. 3
1. U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2020-2025. 2020. 2. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. fdc.nal.usda. gov. (NDB for beef #13364, NDB for egg #01332, NDB for chicken breast #05064, NDB for pork #10093) increases, particularly in females. 3 As part of a healthy diet, beef helps close nutrient gaps in vulnerable populations by providing essential nutrients, including iron, protein zinc, vitamins B12 and B6, and choline. 1,2 The Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGA) recognize that lean meats, including beef, help nourish at every life stage. 1 Research suggests that as U.S. consumption of iron-rich food declines, especially beef consumption, prevalence of iron-deficiency anemia
FEMALE IRON REQUIREMENTS INCREASE STARTING IN ADOLESCENCE
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3. Sun H, Weaver CM. Decreased Iron Intake Parallels Rising Iron Deficiency Anemia and Related Mortality Rates in the US Population. J Nutr. 2021;151(7):1947-1955. doi:10.1093/jn/nxab064 4. Institute of Medicine. Food and Nutrition Board. Dietary Reference Intakes for Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Arsenic, Boron, Chromium, Copper, Iodine, Iron, Manganese, Molybdenum, Nickel, Silicon, Vanadium, and Zinc : a Report of the Panel on Micronutrients. Washington, DC: National Academy Press; 2001.
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