The public health rationale for promoting plant protein as an important part of a sustainable and healthy diet

• Published in: Nutrition bulletin Vol. 45; no. 3; pp. 281 - 293
• Main Authors: Lonnie, M., Johnstone, A. M.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.09.2020
• Subjects: Animal products; animal protein; Consumers; Diet; dietary protein; Eating behavior; Eggs; Food plants; Food processing; Food security; Health care; Health promotion; Meat; plant‐based diet; Processed foods; Protein biosynthesis; protein requirements; Protein sources; Protein synthesis; Proteins; Public health; Sustainability; vegetarian

Sustainable diets are proposed as a means to improve public health and food security and to reduce the impact of the food system on the environment. Guidance around sustainable diets includes a reduction of animal products in order to move towards a more plant‐based diet, meaning that plant‐originat...