NUTRITIONAL FACTS ABOUT GOAT MEAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

  NUTRITIONAL FACTS ABOUT GOAT MEAT YOU SHOULD KNOW.

Goat farming is gaining popularity across the world mainly for its nutritional value and health benefits derived from the goat meat. Goat meat is alleged to be the best kind of animal meat for many reasons and also has a lot of by-product ranging from leather, milk and cheese.

Goat meat which is also known as chevon is low in calories, total fat, saturated fat and cholesterol than other traditional meats. Goat meat taste good and has higher level of iron when compared with that of beef, pork, mutton and chicken. Comparatively, goat meat also contain higher potassium content with lower sodium levels offering more nutritional value and greater health benefits.



The goat meat has about the same nutritional value as the sheep but chevon has more protein and less fat compared to the sheep meat (mutton) Because of the molecular structure, the goat meat is more easily digested. Due to low content of saturated fatty acid and cholesterol, the goat meat in the human diet is healthier alternative compared to other types of red meat. 

Polyunsaturated fatty acids prevalent in goat meat, and the diet rich in unsaturated fatty acids is correlated with a reduced risk of stroke and coronary disease. In addition, goat meat contain some essential amino acids such as lysine, threonine and tryptophan (essential for normal growth and development and serve as a precursor of niacin and serotonin) The nutritional value of goat meat affects human health positively, because it is not only contain less total fat and cholesterol, but also content of saturated fatty acids are lower than in the other traditional types of meat.
Chevon has a number of health benefits ranging from weight loss to prevention of anemia… Let’s take a look at some of the health benefits of chevon (goat meat).
     
   1.Weight loss:  Goat meat comprise of B vitamins, which is known to help one effectively burn fat, and also reduce the risk of obesity because they are rich in B vitamins. Goat meat is good for those that want to lose weight.

2. Anaemia:
Goat meat contain higher level of iron than chicken and most of the traditional meats. Iron is an important constituent of hemoglobin in the blood. Hemoglobin is one type of protein that prominent to the body metabolism, some of them are distributing oxygen to all body cells while some are important in the development of fetus during pregnancy. Lack of this important nutrients (iron) may result to Anaemia.

3. Low sodium and High in potassium:
It is a common knowledge that sodium is bad for heart but potassium is good for heart. Potassium helps to bind excess sodium in the bloodstream and eliminate it. But for people who already have issue with their heart or blood pressure should not depend on goat meat than their medications.

4. Strengthen immunity:
Immunity system serves as a protection for our body against foreign substances or pathogens or diseases. Consuming goat meat in the right portion can improve your immune system.

5. Controls blood sugar:
Those who have been diagnosed with diabetes will try their possible best to control their diets, most of them don’t know that there is certain red meat that is actually good for them to control blood sugar and one of them is goat meat. B vitamins is effective to control weight gain, prevent obesity which are mostly associated with a patient with diabetes.

6. Acts as anti-aging:
Chevon is rich in minerals especially iron which could help to promotes healthy cells regeneration. So consuming chevon regularly could make you look younger.

7. It reduce blood cholesterol:
The clinical studies show that saturated fats originating from foods increase levels of LDL (Low density lipoproteins) cholesterol, while monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats can help in reduce LDL cholesterol and increase levels of HDL cholesterol in the blood. So it can be argue that the goat meat helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and thereby reduce the risk of atherosclerosis and coronary disease. Less saturated fats and a relatively high percentage of total unsaturated fats seems that the goat meat is very healthy. 

There are more Nutritional benefits of goat meat on human health. Always put the portion or size of the chevon in your diet into consideration because too much of it also has certain side effect.
Eat healthy to live a healthy life.


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