A multicriteria analysis of meat and milk alternatives from nutritional, health, environmental, and cost perspectives.

ABSTRACT: Reducing meat and dairy intake has been identified as a necessary strategy for mitigating the high environmental impacts food systems are currently having on climate change, biodiversity loss associated with land-use changes, and freshwater use. Having a choice of dedicated meat and milk replacements available to consumers can help in the transition toward more plant-based diets, but concerns about nutritional and health impacts and high costs can impede uptake. Here, we conduct a multicriteria assessment of 24 meat and milk alternatives that integrates nutritional, health, environmental, and cost analyses with a focus on high-income countries. Unprocessed plant-based foods such as peas, soybeans, and beans performed best in our assessment across all domains. In comparison, processed plant

SUBMITTER: Springmann M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11648608 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature