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No one-size-fits-all approach when it comes to eating less meat SHARES Scientists have argued that the pressure to eat less meat might actually be counter-productive in some parts of the world, where livestock are essential to the economy and sustainability. People in industrialised regions like the US or Europe are generally urged to eat less meat and animal-source foods as part of a healthier and lower-emissions diet. However, scientists have stated that such recommendations are not universal solutions in low- or middle-income countries, where livestock are critical to incomes and diets. “Conclusions drawn in widely publicised reports argue that a main solution to the climate and human health crisis globally is to eat no or little meat, but they are biased towards industrialised, Western systems,” said Birthe Paul, the lead author and environmental scientist at the Alliance of Bioversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT).

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