Meat consumption, sustainability and alternatives: An overview of motives and barriers

M Font-i-Furnols - Foods, 2023 - mdpi.com
Meat and meat products are important sources of protein in the human diet. However, their
consumption or excessive consumption has been questioned as this has been related to …

Sustainable food consumption and Sustainable Development Goal 12: Conceptual challenges for monitoring and implementation

K Mensah, C Wieck, B Rudloff - Sustainable Development, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, policy initiatives have been developed to promote sustainability. Although
sustainable food production is an integral part of many national agricultural policies, this is …

Diet or lifestyle: Consumer purchase behavior of vegan retailing. A qualitative assessment

MD Habib, A Alghamdi, V Sharma, A Mehrotra… - Journal of Retailing and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The noticeable shift towards veganism signifies a fundamental change in how people view
what they consume. Veganism has been growing and receiving increasing scientific …

[HTML][HTML] Meat consumption and flexitarianism in the Low Countries

H Dagevos, W Verbeke - Meat Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Against the backdrop of meat production and consumption being increasingly contested, this
paper presents a narrative descriptive review of (reductions in) meat consumption in the …

[HTML][HTML] Fake meat or meat with benefits? How Dutch consumers perceive health and nutritional value of plant-based meat alternatives

L Ketelings, E Benerink, RC Havermans, SPJ Kremers… - Appetite, 2023 - Elsevier
Animal agriculture has a large impact on the environment. Hence, there is an increasing
demand for meat alternatives–more sustainably produced plant-based products that replace …

Are consumers aware of sustainability aspects related to edible insects? Results from a study involving 14 countries

RPF Guiné, SG Florença, O Anjos, NM Boustani… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In recent years, edible insects have been suggested as an alternative food that is more
sustainable compared with other sources of animal protein. However, knowledge about the …

[HTML][HTML] How meat reduction differs from other personal climate actions: Distinct concerns and cultural barriers among EU consumers

J de Boer, H Aiking - Food Quality and Preference, 2022 - Elsevier
Meat reduction might become a new extension of the personal climate actions in the
European Union (EU), but this development is not without challenges. Focusing on …

Comparing meat abstainers with avid meat eaters and committed meat reducers

MCD Verain, H Dagevos - Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Shifting our eating patterns toward less animal-based and more plant-based diets is urgently
needed to counter climate change, address public health issues, and protect animal welfare …

[HTML][HTML] Similarities and differences between vegetarians and vegans in motives for meat-free and plant-based diets

K Dhont, M Ioannidou - Appetite, 2024 - Elsevier
Plant-based diets are quickly gaining popularity for their benefits to animal welfare, the
environment, and public health. Compared to meat-eaters, meat-abstainers such as …

Towards sustainable school meals: integrating environmental and cost implications for nutritious diets through optimisation modelling

M Petruzzelli, L García-Herrero, F De Menna… - Sustainability …, 2023 - Springer
Food consumption patterns are currently at the heart of sustainability debates globally, with
many studies calling for decreases in Animal Source Foods (ASF) consumption. This has …