PRESS RELEASE - November 19, 2007

Macro Meats Gourmet Game
KANGAROO MEAT - Good for you - good for the environment

Many people are already aware of the health benefits associated with eating kangaroo meat. Kangaroo is a very lean red meat that has less than 2% fat content, it is very low in saturated fat and trans fat, which helps lower cholesterol. It has also been revealed that kangaroo meat may be the highest known source of the healthy fat CLA (conjugated linoleic acids), a naturally occurring fatty acid found primarily in the meat and dairy products of ruminants and have been shown to reduce obesity and heart disease as well as having anticarcinogenic properties. Kangaroos can have as much as five times more CLA in their fat than other animals.

But what people might not be aware of is the environmental benefits that eating kangaroo meat also has. Firstly, kangaroos are soft-footed animals, so damage to the land is far less than that of sheep and cattle. Kangaroos also need less food than sheep and cattle, and can better adapt to drought conditions. But apart from these reasons, in more recent findings, it has been reported that eating kangaroo meat can help reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Methane emissions from farm animals account for about a quarter of Australia’s greenhouse gas production. Kangaroos feed on the same sorts of grass as cattle and sheep but produce no methane at all.

Therefore choosing kangaroo meat over other meats as part of your every day diet, is recommended to help save the world from global warming. This climate friendly meat can be a small way in which we can lessen the impact our food sources have on our environment. Report author of "Paths to a Low Carbon Future" Dr Mark Diesendorf said reducing beef consumption by 20 per cent and putting Skippy on the dinner plate instead would cut 15 megatonnes of greenhouses gases from the atmosphere by 2020.

Macro Meats Gourmet Game produce a variety of kangaroo products from our premium 98% fat free kangaroo fillets, to our famous gluten free kanga bangas, which are a healthy option for your next BBQ. It is important that we encourage our children and our generation to have a healthy diet and to look after our environment, therefore education and offering healthy food options is essential for their future.

Report source: Paths to a Low Carbon Future, commissions by Green Peace.

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