UK Meat Consumption Drops By 17%, But Bigger Cut Needed to Meet Climate Goals
4 Mins Read Meat consumption in the UK has fallen by 17% over the decade, but bigger cuts will still be needed for the country to meet its climate goals.
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4 Mins Read Meat consumption in the UK has fallen by 17% over the decade, but bigger cuts will still be needed for the country to meet its climate goals.
4 Mins Read People are failing to acknowledge the role of factory farming in being a “pandemic catalyst risk”, especially those who are committed meat eaters, according to new research. In the study, scientists warn of the enormous health threats posed by intensive animal agriculture, from zoonotic disease emergence to the rise of antibiotic resistance, and say that […]
4 Mins Read A new survey has found that almost three quarters of men would rather reduce their life expectancy by an entire decade than give up meat consumption, underlining the stronghold that meat-eating and masculinity continues to have over consumers as a barrier to healthier dietary change. Organisers of the Australian poll, No Meat May, hope that […]
4 Mins Read Regularly eating meat has been linked to a wide range of diseases including pneumonia, diabetes and heart disease, finds a new large-scale study conducted by British researchers. Notably, the study found an association between meat consumption and nine non-cancerous illnesses, many of them not considered in previous research. The latest findings add to the plethora […]
3 Mins Read Recent data shows that a whopping 92% of people in the U.S. who bought plant-based meat for the first time during the Covid-19 pandemic plan on continuing to do so in the future, with the main drivers being health, food safety and convenience. Similar levels of enthusiasm for vegan meat alternatives were recorded in other […]
4 Mins Read New data shows that the coronavirus pandemic is sparking the biggest fall in meat consumption in decades all around the world. The trend, which analysts predict will last for at least the next few years, represents good news for the environment, which has undergone severe degradation in large part due to the animal livestock industry. […]