The EAT-Lancet report states that many of the nutrients people rely on from meat for, such as protein, can just as easily come from plants. Their recommendation: The ideal amount of meat to eat would be NONE.
JEANETTE SETTEMBRE: ‘The biggest meat producer in the U.S. is going meatless. Tyson Foods, the maker of hot dogs, steak strips, and chicken nuggets, announced last week it plans to debut a vegan protein this year, marking its foray into the plant-based meat market as the demand for vegan options reaches an all-time high.
Noel White, president and chief executive at Tyson Foods said during its first-quarter earnings call that the brand aims to make “protein alternatives.” The company first invested in California-based vegan meat alternative company Beyond Meat in 2016. It also reported a decline in sales in the latest quarter, as it grapples with falling meat prices in most of its key segments…
There have been more studies about the effects of eating meat in recent years. Red meat is “not essential” and has been linked to mortality and other health risks, a group of scientists said in a major report released last month. People need to change the way they eat and cut too much meat out of the diet, according to the report from the EAT-Lancet Commission, a group of 30 scientists who are researching and promoting healthy and sustainable diets worldwide.
A healthy diet should actually have “low amounts” of food that come from animal sources, they said. In fact, many of the nutrients people rely on from meat for, such as protein, can just as easily come from plants like vegetables, legumes and nuts, such as peanuts, they added. Their recommendation: The ideal amount to eat would be none, especially if you replace it with plant-based sources of protein…
One-third of all Americans, and 37% of millennials, plan to buy more plant-based products over the next year, according to Mintel’s 2018 Summer Food & Drink Trends report. And while the majority of North American consumers still opt for meat as their primary source of protein, 23% of eaters want more plant-based options on shelves, according to data from Nielsen. “The 2015 U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee concluded that for people older than 2 years, a balanced vegetarian diet can be a healthy eating pattern,” the EAT-Lancet Commission scientists wrote’. SOURCE…
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