The UK meat industry says you need red and processed meat to stay healthy because it has important nutrients, and warns that eating less meat could leave women and kids missing key vitamins and minerals.

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Meat, money and messaging: How the environmental and health harms of red and processed meat consumption are framed by the meat industry.

Cross-Sectional Study

2022 May

The study looked at how meat industry groups talk about meat and found they often say you need to eat meat to stay healthy, especially for important nutrients. This supports the idea that the industry promotes meat this way.

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Meat, money and messaging: How the environmental and health harms of red and processed meat consumption are framed by the meat industry.

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DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102234

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