Huge hunks of meat and energy inefficient cooking methods make the Sunday roast a particularly unsustainable meal.
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Meat – Analysis and Comment
Total meat consumption per capita in Australia has been stable since the 1960s but the type of meat consumed has changed significantly. Chicken and pork both now far outstrip beef, mutton and lamb.
Given the carnivorous trend of the US presidency, it is unsurprising that food is a significant metaphor in House of Cards.
Eat less meat, save the world
Taxing meat may be unpopular, but an urgent problem calls for an urgent solution.
We might be able to grow artificial meat but are people really prepared to eat such produce over meat from farmed animals?
Slaughterhouses are an essential step in meat production. Hygiene standards need to be maintained to prevent the spread of diseases.
When we compared the risk of early death between vegetarians and non-vegetarians while controlling for a range of other factors, we did not find any statistical difference.
A global trend to regulate frequent antibiotic use in livestock and poultry production is emerging but Africa is still lagging behind.
Research has yet to reveal why and how obesity rates have surged around the world in the past few decades.
Simply calling on people to eat less meat is not very useful. The consumption of meat, after all, is embedded within numerous social and cultural practices. But changing diets can benefit the planet.
The food we eat is responsible for almost a third of our global carbon footprint.
A new SBS doco will spark more questions about if and how we should eat meat.
We’re a nation of meat eaters but city dwellers may have trouble discussing the origin of a steak with their offspring. And though there are programs teaching children how vegetables grow, there aren’t too many that involve raising an animal for food.
Eating cows and sheep is unsustainable. Here are some better alternatives.
There are are some strong arguments for giving up meat, so why do so many ignore them?
When you think about it, it’s a bit strange to view food through a lens of “meat” and “not meat” – especially when plants consume animals, and vice versa.
Eating less meat isn’t the only solution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from livestock.
What are some of those food safety myths we’ve long come to believe that aren’t actually true?
We go to great lengths to avoid the mental conflict between our desire not to harm animals and our love of sausages.
The World Health Organisation’s report on the increased cancer risk with eating processed and red meat has been met with mixed reactions.
Meat has health benefits. And good quality meat could also be the solution to the food insecurity problems that plague two-thirds of households in the developing world.
Environmental sustainability will not figure into this year’s Dietary Guidelines for Americans, but the process helped build evidence – and consumer support – for inclusion in future DGAs.
Campaigners against commercial kangaroo harvesting say it’s unsustainable and have convinced California to extend a ban on kangaroo imports. But are Australia’s world-famous roos really at risk?
If GST was added to meat, the government could raise billions of dollars in revenue while also encouraging shoppers to eat more veggies - a lipsmacking prospect for public health and the environment.