Kangaroo meat to help fight obesity epidemic in Australia
November 29th, 2010 - 6:27 pm ICT by ANIMelbourne, Nov 29 (ANI): An industry leader in Australia has said that kangaroo meat can help in fighting the obesity epidemic and that more homes should have it on their dinner table.
Sharyn Garrett says the kangaroo industry already contributes well over 130 million dollars to the economy and supports 4000 direct and indirect jobs.
Garrett is secretary of the Queensland Macropod and Wild Game Harvesters Association and the 2010 winner of the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Rural Women’s Award for Queensland.
As she attempts to expand Australia’s first kangaroo growers’ and harvesters’ co-operative, she said kangaroos should be seen as a resource and not just a pest.
At present about 70 percent of kangaroo meat goes into pet food, the “economic foundation” of the industry.
“But we see many, many benefits and opportunities in kangaroo meat for human consumption,” News.com.au quoted her as saying.
Garrett told a meeting of the Rural Press Club in Brisbane, kangaroo meat has just 2 percent fat. (ANI)
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