Young people more open to ditching meat than previously thought – new study
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“Eating meat and other animal products can have negative effects on our health, the environment and animal welfare.”
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“Eating a more plant-based diet rich in wholefoods could prevent 27% of human deaths worldwide, according to the EAT–Lancet Commission on healthy, sustainable, and just food systems.”
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“Some European governments, such as Denmark, are introducing legislation that incentivises citizens to buy and eat plant-based food.”
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“48.5% of our participants said they had thought about this. Surprisingly, 50.4% of those participants actually did stop eating meat for some period of time.”
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“Most young people who stopped eating meat during their school years resumed eating it later.”
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“Parental support was key – it was more important than all the other psychological factors we looked at, including people’s attitudes towards animals and their disgust towards meat.”
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“Carefully planned plant-based diets can support healthy living at every age and provide a diversity of dietary fibres important for gut health.”
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“On average shoppers spend less on a whole foods plant-based grocery shop than an animal-based trolley.”
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“Plant-based diets may lack key nutrients like iron, vitamin B12, vitamin D, and calcium, which are essential for development and health.”
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“Retrospective methods used in the study may lead to inaccuracies due to potential misremembering of past behaviors.”
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