Sustainability of meat-based and plant-based diets and the environment.

By D. Pimentel, M. Pimentel. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 2003

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Structuring processes for meat analogues (2018, neutral): “On average, 6 kg of plant protein is required for 1 kg of meat protein (Aiking, 2011; Pimentel, 2003).”
Healthful and unhealthful plant-based diets and the risk of coronary heart disease in US adults (2017, background): “Dietary recommendations based on the hPDI would also be environmentally sustainable, as plant-based food systems use fewer resources than food systems that are heavily reliant on animal foods (34).”
Reducing meat consumption in developed and transition countries to counter climate change and biodiversity loss: a review of influence factors (2017, background): “According to published estimates, if the crops grown for animal feed and biofuel were instead directly consumed by humans, at a global level approximately 70 % more calories would be available in the global food system (Pimentel and Pimentel 2003).”
Which Diet Has the Least Environmental Impact on Our Planet? A Systematic Review of Vegan, Vegetarian and Omnivorous Diets (2019, background): “A second study [7] points out that meat production accounts for 39% of land use related to human diet [7].”
The role of diet in phosphorus demand (2012, background): “We expect diet to play a key role because increased meat consumption amplifies the requirement for P fertilizer inputs (Pimentel and Pimentel 2003).”
Exploring the chemical safety of fly larvae as a source of protein for animal feed (2015, background): “…hazards, protein 8 Journal of Insects as Food and Feed 1(1) when the water required for forage and grain production is included in the equation this figure approaches 100 times (Pimentel and Pimentel, 2003) and this places considerable stress upon the sustainability of the global water supply.”
Algal Proteins: Extraction, Application, and Challenges Concerning Production (2017, positive): “Terrestrial agriculture already requires approximately 75% of the total global freshwater with animal protein in particular requiring 100 times more water than if the equivalent amount of protein was produced from plant sources [6,7].”
Proteins from land plants – Potential resources for human nutrition and food security (2013, background): “In some cases, less than 15% of the plant proteins from feed crops are turned into animal proteins for human consumption and 85% are wasted (Aiking, 2011; Pimentel & Pimentel, 2003).”