The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value

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dc.citation.issue2
dc.citation.volume13
dc.contributor.authorLeroy F
dc.contributor.authorSmith NW
dc.contributor.authorAdesogan AT
dc.contributor.authorBeal T
dc.contributor.authorIannotti L
dc.contributor.authorMoughan PJ
dc.contributor.authorMann N
dc.coverage.spatialEngland
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-15T00:09:35Z
dc.date.available2024-10-15T00:09:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-04-15
dc.description.abstractImplications Aspects of human anatomy, digestion, and metabolism diverged from other primates, indicating evolutionary reliance on, and compatibility with, substantial meat intake. Implications of a disconnect from evolutionary dietary patterns may contribute to today’s burden of disease, increasing the risk for both nutrient deficiencies and chronic diseases. Meat supplies high-quality protein and various nutrients, some of which are not always easily obtained with meat-free diets and are often already suboptimal or deficient in global populations. Removal of meat comes with implications for a broad spectrum of nutrients that need to be accounted for, whereas compensatory dietary strategies must factor in physiological and practical constraints. Although meat makes up a small part (<10%) of global food mass and energy, it delivers most of the global vitamin B12 intake and plays a substantial role in the supply of other B vitamins, retinol, long-chain omega-3 fatty acids, several minerals in bioavailable forms (e.g., iron and zinc), and a variety of bioactive compounds with health-improving potential (e.g., taurine, creatine, and carnosine). As a food matrix, meat is more than the sum of its individual nutrients. Moreover, within the diet matrix, it can serve as a keystone food in food-based dietary interventions to improve nutritional status, especially in regions that rely heavily on cereal staples. Efforts to lower global meat intake for environmental or other reasons beyond a critical threshold may hinder progress towards reducing undernutrition and the effects this has on both physical and cognitive outcomes, and thereby stifle economic development. This is particularly a concern for populations with increased needs and in regions where current meat intake levels are low, which is not only pertinent for the Global South but also of relevance in high-income countries.
dc.description.confidentialfalse
dc.edition.editionApril 2023
dc.format.pagination11-18
dc.identifier.author-urlhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37073319
dc.identifier.citationLeroy F, Smith NW, Adesogan AT, Beal T, Iannotti L, Moughan PJ, Mann N. (2023). The role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value.. Anim Front. 13. 2. (pp. 11-18).
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/af/vfac093
dc.identifier.eissn2160-6064
dc.identifier.elements-typejournal-article
dc.identifier.issn2160-6056
dc.identifier.piivfac093
dc.identifier.urihttps://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/71716
dc.languageeng
dc.publisherOxford University Press on behalf of the American Society of Animal Science
dc.publisher.urihttps://academic.oup.com/af/article/13/2/11/7123475
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dc.rightsCC BY-NC 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
dc.subjectPaleolithic
dc.subjectevolutionary diets
dc.subjecthealth
dc.subjectmicronutrients
dc.subjectnutrition
dc.subjectprotein
dc.titleThe role of meat in the human diet: evolutionary aspects and nutritional value
dc.typeJournal article
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