The role of plant-based alternative foods in sustainable and healthy food systems: Consumption trends in the UK.

ABSTRACT: A global transformation towards sustainable food systems is crucial for delivering on climate change mitigation targets worldwide. In high- and middle-income settings, plant-based meat and dairy alternatives present potential substitutes for animal sourced foods, and a pathway to transition to more sustainable diets. We examined plant-based alternative foods (PBAF) consumption trends in the UK by analysing repeated cross-sectional food consumption data from the National Diet and Nutrition Survey 2008-2019. Dietary data for 15,655 individuals aged 1.5 years and over were analysed to assess aggregate change in intake of PBAF and six other food groups that play a role in transformative dietary change. Characteristics associated with consumption of PBAF were explored using logistic regression,

SUBMITTER: Alae-Carew C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8724617 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature