The societal role of meat—what the science says.

Moreover, given that meat represents a high-quality food matrix for digestibility and absorption of a broad spectrum of nutrients, several of which being already limiting factors in diets worldwide, it seems fair to state that the dietary role of meat is not straightforward to replace. Meat science, animal source foods, nutrition, sustainable livestock, economics of protein, ethics of livestock The societal role of meat - what the science says Keywords: animal source foods; meat science; nutrition; sustainable livestock; economics of protein; ethics of livestock EN animal source foods meat science nutrition sustainable livestock economics of protein ethics of livestock 3 8 6 04/19/23 20230401 NES 230401 Eating meat has been the aspiration for an enjoyable and nutritious meal in most cultures and during most times for at least as long as there are written records, and likely far back to the earliest days of our genus some 2 million yr ago. [Extracted from the article]