[HTML][HTML] Finding flexitarians: Current studies on meat eaters and meat reducers

H Dagevos - Trends in Food Science & Technology, 2021 - Elsevier
Background Much scientific evidence has been found about positive effects of lowering meat
consumption on the environment, human health and animal welfare. Nevertheless …

[HTML][HTML] Considering how farm animal welfare concerns may contribute to more sustainable diets

J de Boer, H Aiking - Appetite, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper investigates how consumers can be guided towards healthy diets from
sustainable and more animal-friendly food systems, in times when no single food system …

Do plant‐based and blend meat alternatives taste like meat? A combined sensory and choice experiment study

V Caputo, G Sogari, EJ Van Loo - … Economic Perspectives and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
We conducted a combined sensory and discrete choice experiment study with a 100% beef
burger, a plant‐based burger using pea protein, a plant‐based burger using animal‐like …

Meat and masculinities. Can differences in masculinity predict meat consumption, intentions to reduce meat and attitudes towards vegetarians?

C De Backer, S Erreygers, C De Cort, F Vandermoere… - Appetite, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract “Real men eat meat.” While this idea is on the one hand widespread throughout
time and cultures, it has also been criticized as being too stereotypical, not applicable to all …

[HTML][HTML] The social impacts of a transition from conventional to cultivated and plant-based meats: evidence from Brazil

RL Morais-da-Silva, GG Reis, H Sanctorum… - Food Policy, 2022 - Elsevier
Cultivated and plant-based meats are emerging as innovative alternatives to improve the
food production system. Although some environmental impacts and market acceptance …

'Values‐based Territorial Food Networks'—Benefits, challenges and controversies

G Nemes, R Reckinger, V Lajos, S Zollet - Sociologia Ruralis, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The special issue titled 'Values‐based Territorial Food Networks–Benefits, challenges and
controversies' and this introductory editorial aim to bridge conceptual and disciplinary …

Understanding attitudes towards reducing meat consumption for environmental reasons. A qualitative synthesis review

R Sanchez-Sabate, Y Badilla-Briones, J Sabaté - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Meat-based diets are the norm in Western societies. This is a problem because meat
production is a major contributor to global warming and environmental degradation. Despite …

Psychological barriers moderate the attitude-behavior gap for climate change

J Vieira, SL Castro, AS Souza - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Behavioral change has been increasingly recognized as a means for combating climate
change. However, being concerned about climate problems and knowing the importance of …

A cross cultural meat paradox: A qualitative study of Australia and India

T Khara, C Riedy, MB Ruby - Appetite, 2021 - Elsevier
The 'meat paradox'is the psychological conflict between people's enjoyment of meat and
their moral discomfort in relation to animal suffering. To date, most studies on the meat …

A structured literature review of the meat paradox

S Gradidge, M Zawisza, AJ Harvey… - Social Psychological …, 2021 - spb.psychopen.eu
Many people wish to avoid harming animals, yet most people also consume meat. This
theoretical 'meat paradox'is a form of cognitive dissonance and has grave negative …