Is this a sustainable breakthrough or is it a knee-jerk reaction to sketchy research?
The Dutch have slashed the recommended Meat consumption by almost half. They cite both health and environmental reasons for doing this.
Sustainable food experts call this “a breakthrough”.
What do you call it?
The health and environmental reasons for doing this is because Red Meat is higher in saturated fats and that beef, pork and veal have the highest environmental impact.
| My Thoughts:
I disagree with the health reason because there has been plenty of research as of late showing that the saturated fat in red meat can be beneficial for us in many ways including the consumption of CLA. Is red meat good or bad for our health? |
The recommendation or alternative they suggest is to replace meat with more sustainable protein sources such as fish, nuts, eggs and vegetarian products.
The sustainable food specialists state that all these have a lower environmental impact than red meat. The advice to eat a weekly serving of legume and a daily handful of nuts contributes to a more sustainable diet.
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Bottom Line: You should be incorporating these sources of protein into your daily meal plans regardless of the environmental impact. As far as the environmental impact of red meat sources I agree there could be an impact if the animals are heavily processed. If you consume more natural free-range animal proteins I argue that the environmental impact is not as great as they state. I can see their point, though. |
The guidelines they do urge consumers is to choose sustainably sourced fish and favor whole and raw foods over processed products.
Agree 100% on this guideline
The Dutch stress health concerns were taken into consideration when implementing these guidelines and I can see why because the Dutch as well as Americans over consume sausage, marinated meats, and other high fat meats that could lead to various health problems.
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Bottom Line: The problem isn’t red meat in general. It is the types of red meat that most people consume that in my opinion has led to guideline changes such as this. Instead of saying cut red meat in half focus on the heavily processed meats and educate people on avoiding those types of meat and offer alternative solutions. |
What do you think about this significant guideline change?
Do you agree that red meat is bad for our health?
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