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Global trends in livestock production, consumption and marketing 29 Increasing livestock production, decreasing land use 29 Per capita consumption of livestock meat 30 Commodity markets for livestock products 31 The debate over animal food and nutrition 32 Meat-less considerations 33 Fall of the perfect food: milk 36 Ebb and flow of eggs 37 The animal protein dilemma 39 An essential maconutrient 39 Protein intake 40 Protein quality 41 References 42 Global trends in livestock production, consumption and marketing Out of the 7 plus billion people living today, 690 million are chronically hungry and 2 billion do not have access to safe, nutritious, and sufficient food and thus suffer from nutrition-related diseases. At the same time, 2 billion people are overweight and 13% of the world adult population is obese (FAO, 2020). Epidemiological studies provide supporting evidence of potential causal relationships between dietary factors, such as high intake of processed meat and trans fats and low intake of whole grains and fruits, and mortality and morbidity associated with noncommunicable diseases, including ischemic heart disease, type 2 diabetes, colorectal cancer, etc. In 2017, 11 mil

Author
Nadia El-Hage Scialabba
Published
2022
Language
EN

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