Is lamb healthy to eat?!


Question: Is lamb healthy to eat!?
I have heard that is fattening, it is good for you!? Whats good/bad about it!? I have ate it with tomato paste as a marinade!.Www@FoodAQ@Com


Answers:
Lamb is a very good source of protein and selenium!. It is also a good source of vitamin B12, niacin, zinc and phosphorus!.

In a 4oz portion of lamb, it has the following nutrional values:

calories 229!.07
calories from fat 99!.61
calories from saturated fat 37!.97
protein 30!.15 g
carbohydrates 0!.00 g

Beef or lamb on your plate is not only a gourmet delight, but also the best way to protect your beauty and health!.

Protein in beef and lamb provides plenty of building blocks for our body, ensuring strong lean muscles and healthy hormones

While lamb makes up only a fraction of the meat eaten in the United States, it is used in a myriad of wonderful recipes throughout the world!. When lamb is labeled as "spring lamb" it signifies that lamb that was brought to market during the spring and summer months which was formerly the season for fresh lamb!.
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Although high in saturated fat, lamb is a very good source of protein, providing 60!.3% of the daily value for protein along with 21!.1% of the DV for saturated fat in four ounces!.

The structure of the human body is built on protein!. We use animal and plant sources of protein for our amino acids and rearrange the nitrogen to make the pattern of amino acids we require!.

Lamb is also a good source of zinc, a mineral that affects many fundamental processes, perhaps the most important of which is immune function!. If one mineral were singled out for its beneficial effects on the immune system, zinc would lead the pack!.

A cofactor in a wide variety of enzymatic reactions, zinc is critical not only to immune function, but for wound healing, and normal cell division!. Zinc also helps stabilize blood sugar levels and the body's metabolic rate, and is necessary for an optimal sense of smell and taste!.

Zinc is an especially important nutrient for men!. In addition to maintaining prostate health, another reason for older men to make zinc-rich foods, such as lamb, a regular part of their healthy way of eating is bone mineral density!.

Although osteoporosis is often thought to be a disease for which postmenopausal women are at highest risk, it is also a potential problem for older men!. Almost 30% of hip fractures occur in men, and 1 in 8 men over age 50 will have an osteoporotic fracture!.

A study of 396 men ranging in age from 45-92 that was published in the September 2004 issue of the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition found a clear correlation between low dietary intake of zinc, low blood levels of the trace mineral, and osteoporosis at the hip and spine!.

A four-ounce serving of lamb contains 38!.3% of the daily value for zinc!.
B vitamins for Energy and Cardiovascular Protection

Meat products, like lamb, are a good source of vitamin B12!. This vitamin supports production of red blood cells and prevents anemia, allows nerve cells to develop properly, and helps your cells metabolize protein, carbohydrate, and fat!.

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From a personal prospective, lamb is delicious!. It is not fattening if you cook it without oils!.

Duck is the most fattening of foods!. It is full of fat content (and is also greasy, but it tastes delicious)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Lamb is in fact very healthy to eat!. It has many good proteins in it for you!. also it is not fattening because it has iron and protiens which neutrilize the fat!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Guess it depends on the cut!.!.!. This web site will give you fat contents for lamb: http://www!.annecollins!.com/dietary-fat/f!.!.!.

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how many hundreds of thousands of years has man eaten the lamb!?!?
Now What could possibly be Unhealthy!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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