Abstract

The future of meat Meat consumption is rising annually as human populations grow and affluence increases. Godfray et al. review this trend, which has major negative consequences for land and water use and environmental change. Although meat is a concentrated source of nutrients for low-income families, it also enhances the risks of chronic ill health, such as from colorectal cancer and cardiovascular disease. Changing meat consumption habits is a challenge that requires identifying the complex social factors associated with meat eating and developing policies for effective interventions. Science , this issue p. eaam5324

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Consumption (sociology)Food scienceChemistryBusinessEnvironmental scienceArt

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AnimalsDietEnvironmentFood SupplyHealthHumansLivestockMeatPopulation Growth

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2018
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361
Issue
6399
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H. Charles J. Godfray, Paul Aveyard, Tara Garnett et al. (2018). Meat consumption, health, and the environment. Science , 361 (6399) . https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aam5324

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