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Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study
(1) Background: Excessive meat consumption has raised multiple health and environmental concerns; however, there are no data on the population’s willingness to reduce its intake for these reasons. The current study aims to assess the frequency of meat intake and readiness to limit consumption due to...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10383510/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37513499 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143080 |
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author | Turnes, Andrea Pereira, Paula Cid, Helena Valente, Ana |
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description | (1) Background: Excessive meat consumption has raised multiple health and environmental concerns; however, there are no data on the population’s willingness to reduce its intake for these reasons. The current study aims to assess the frequency of meat intake and readiness to limit consumption due to concern about the impact on health and the environment in residents of the Lisbon metropolitan region. (2) Methods: This analytical cross-sectional observational study was carried out in 197 residents in the metropolitan region of Lisbon. The participants were divided into two groups by age (GI: 20–29 years; GII: 40–64 years). Meat consumption and willingness to reduce it were assessed through a questionnaire. (3) Results: Most participants (67%) reported not having knowledge about the ecological footprint of meat. Being a less frequent meat consumer (<1 time per day) is associated with a willingness 3.6 times higher (p < 0.001) to reduce meat consumption due to sensitivity to the impact on health and 4.0 times higher (p < 0.001) due to environmental reasons. (4) Conclusions: Lower meat consumption frequency was associated with reductions in this consumption for environmental and health reasons. |
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spelling | pubmed-103835102023-07-30 Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study Turnes, Andrea Pereira, Paula Cid, Helena Valente, Ana Nutrients Article (1) Background: Excessive meat consumption has raised multiple health and environmental concerns; however, there are no data on the population’s willingness to reduce its intake for these reasons. The current study aims to assess the frequency of meat intake and readiness to limit consumption due to concern about the impact on health and the environment in residents of the Lisbon metropolitan region. (2) Methods: This analytical cross-sectional observational study was carried out in 197 residents in the metropolitan region of Lisbon. The participants were divided into two groups by age (GI: 20–29 years; GII: 40–64 years). Meat consumption and willingness to reduce it were assessed through a questionnaire. (3) Results: Most participants (67%) reported not having knowledge about the ecological footprint of meat. Being a less frequent meat consumer (<1 time per day) is associated with a willingness 3.6 times higher (p < 0.001) to reduce meat consumption due to sensitivity to the impact on health and 4.0 times higher (p < 0.001) due to environmental reasons. (4) Conclusions: Lower meat consumption frequency was associated with reductions in this consumption for environmental and health reasons. MDPI 2023-07-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10383510/ /pubmed/37513499 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143080 Text en © 2023 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Turnes, Andrea Pereira, Paula Cid, Helena Valente, Ana Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study |
title | Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study |
title_full | Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study |
title_fullStr | Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study |
title_full_unstemmed | Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study |
title_short | Meat Consumption and Availability for Its Reduction by Health and Environmental Concerns: A Pilot Study |
title_sort | meat consumption and availability for its reduction by health and environmental concerns: a pilot study |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10383510/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37513499 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/nu15143080 |
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