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Here's how to ensure you're still getting enough protein, iron, zinc and vitamin B12 while cutting back on red meat.
A recent study revisited the issue about eating foods high in cholesterol, such as eggs. The findings are nuanced but suggest that those with high cholesterol may want to limit food with cholesterol.
Rather than prioritizing human beings at the pinnacle of the animal kingdom, Leonardo revered all living beings. When he compared people and animals, it's the animals that often came out on top.
Feeding pigs seaweed could make them, us and the planet healthier without contributing to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.
There are clearly changes happening in meat consumption. But it's not being fuelled by an increase in veganism and vegetarianism.
Not eating animals might make you feel more virtuous, but is it good for your health?
Surveys suggest fewer than half of Americans are looking forward to lab-grown meat. A moral psychologist examines common objections and why for the most part they're not logical.
Cats and dogs in the UK eat billions of tonnes of meat every year, but insect pet food could change this.
Victorian Britain laid the foundations for today's overconsumptive meat industry. Might it also show us a way out?
Looking after animals and saving the planet sounds like a good idea. But getting there is not as simple as a some people seem to imagine.
Farmers are closest to the land and their livestock, and have everything to lose by not taking care of it.
Vegeterian and vegan food is often marketed as close enough to meat that you can hardly tell the difference. This devotion to mimicking meat stifles creative alternatives to Christmas dinner.
As societal habits change so too does language and metaphors.
The truth is hard to stomach, but meat consumption is taking us towards global ecocide.
How a price-hiking "meat tax" could prevent 220,000 deaths and save more than US$40 billion in health care costs around the world every year.
Eating meat damages the environment and has been linked with higher risk of disease, but you don't have to go vegan to make a difference to your health and the planet.
A new study indicates almost a third of Canadians are thinking of eating less meat, but men are less likely to eschew meat. The livestock industry is fighting the protein wars.
As the number of companies growing meat in vats explodes, the sector is facing challenges that show it is coming of age.
Raising livestock has clear impacts on the environment, but contrary to what many critics say, it is not the biggest driver of climate change.
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Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab, Professor in Food Distribution and Policy, Dalhousie University
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Associate Professor, Food Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor, Dept of Food, Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Guelph
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Professor of Animal Welfare, Centre for Animal Welfare and Ethics, The University of Queensland
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Professor of History and Associate Dean Research (Faculty of Arts), University of Adelaide
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Lecturer, University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Social Psychology, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, RMIT University
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Postdoctoral Research Associate in Psychology, Yale University
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ARC Future Fellow, Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne
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Susan Lawler is a Friend of The Conversation.
Associate Professor, Department of Ecology, Environment and Evolution, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer Sustainable Design, Lancaster University
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Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University
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Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
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Honorary Associate, Australian Institute for Primary Care and Ageing, La Trobe University
