英国卫生部强调，肉类是人类优等蛋白质、B族维生素以及铁、锌等矿物质的重要来源，而人们应该摄取比较健康的肉类，诸如瘦肉、瘦绞肉，对于加工肉应该尽量避免，官方并建议每天不宜吃超过七十克的红肉。
Yīngguó wèishēngbù qiángdiào ，ròulèi shì rénlèi yōuděng dànbáizhì 、B zú wéishēngsù yǐjí tiě 、xīn děng kuàngwùzhì de zhòngyào láiyuán ，ér rénmen yīnggāi shèqǔ bǐjiào jiànkāng de ròulèi ，zhūrú shòuròu 、shòujiǎoròu ，duìyú jiāgōng ròu yīnggāi jǐnliàng bìmiǎn ，guānfāng bìng jiànyì měitiān bùyí chī chāoguò qīshí kè de hóng ròu 。
The UK Department of Health stated that meat is an important source of protein, B vitamins and minerals such as iron and zinc, but that people should consume healthier meats, like lean meats and lean minced meat and avoid processed meat as much as possible. The government suggested limiting your consumption of red meat to 70 grams per day.