This report forms part of the "Moving to a vegan agricultural system" series which examines how a move to an agricultural system where no animals are used would impact sectors such as the economy, employment, land use, the environment and food security. This part outlines impacts health and other social impacts.
This section is not yet written, but will be based on the following questions.
- "society may wish to recognise food products with lower environmental impact, including those with lower embodied greenhouse emissions." (LU p167) - "Across Australian society, red meat consumption per capita has reduced by about 46% since the late 1930s." (LU p168) - "There is increasing recognition that excessive consumption of meat and meat products is a contributing factor to poor human health outcomes. A reduced meat consumption would benefit individuals and populations. 13 Friel et al. (2009 14 ) modelled the population health effects of a 30% reduction in red meat production and consumption for the United Kingdom, in view of a proposed reduction in agricultural greenhouse emissions of 50%. This study found that the burden of ischaemic heart disease could be reduced by 15% in the UK. Meat production, whether pasture or feedlot-finished, produces less food per unit of resource invested than non-meat options. 15" (LU p68)
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