- Red meat and nutrition
- Eating a balanced diet
- Essential nutrients
- Protein
- Carbohydrates
- Fat
- Vitamins
- Minerals
- Fibre
- Red meat and health factsheets
- Iron
- Recipes
Essential nutrients
There are a number of essential vitamins which are involved in a variety of different functions in the body. Most vitamins cannot be made in the body and must therefore be obtained from the diet. Like vitamins, minerals are involved in a wide variety of functions and are required in varying amounts. Some are needed in such small amounts that they are referred to as trace elements or trace minerals, although this makes them no less important.
A balanced diet will provide all the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients required by the body.