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 …

The consumption of large amounts of meat is associated with a high environmental burden
and a negative impact on human health. A reduction in meat consumption in Western diets …

Despite a worldwide trend of expanding appetite for meat, scrutiny reveals that high levels of
absolute meat consumption and high percentages of flexitarian consumers, who abstain …

Meat is critical with respect to sustainability because meat products are among the most
energy-intensive and ecologically burdensome foods. Empirical studies of the meat …

Broad scholarly consensus exists nowadays that high meat consumption is particularly
critical from an ecological perspective. Traditionally, technological progress and efficiency …

Background Much scientific evidence has been found about positive effects of lowering meat
consumption on the environment, human health and animal welfare. Nevertheless …

Meat consumption in Western countries is declining and, while the proportion of strict
vegetarians remains low, intermediate diets such as flexitarianism have been developing in …

Today's food systems are neither healthy nor sustainable, and excessive levels of meat
consumption in high-income countries are part of the problem. A rising number of …

Globally, meat production and consumption have a clear upward trend, mostly due to rising
production and consumption in countries such as China. Although, such a trend is not true …

Concerns surrounding environmental and health impacts of meat production and
consumption have motivated consumers to reduce their intake of animal-based products …