Acceptability of policies to reduce consumption of red and processed meat: A population-based survey experiment.

ABSTRACT: Policies to reduce meat consumption are needed to help achieve climate change targets, and could also improve population health. Public acceptability can affect the likelihood of policy implementation. This study estimated the acceptability of policies to reduce red and processed meat consumption, and whether acceptability differed when policies were framed as benefitting health or the environment. In an online experiment, 2215 UK adults rated the acceptability of six policies, presented in a randomised order. Prior to rating policies, participants were randomised to one of two framing conditions, with policy outcomes described either as benefitting health or the environment. Regression models examined differences in the primary outcome - policy acceptability (rated on a 7-point scale) - b

SUBMITTER: Pechey R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9742849 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature