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Improving Human Diets and Welfare through Using Herbivore-Based Foods: 1. Human and Animal Perspectives.

Caradus JR, Chapman DF, Rowarth JS.

Animals (Basel) · 2024

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Summary

This review synthesises evidence on how herbivore-based foods (meat, dairy, eggs from ruminants and other livestock) contribute to human nutritional status and health outcomes, whilst examining the welfare implications of different production systems. The authors appear to integrate human nutrition and animal perspective data, suggesting that pasture-based and regenerative livestock systems may support both dietary quality and animal wellbeing. The paper positions herbivore products as a substantive component of human diets, grounding recommendations in both nutritional science and ethical livestock husbandry.

UK applicability

Highly applicable to UK policy and practice, given the prevalence of grass-fed and pasture-based livestock systems in the UK and growing consumer interest in welfare-certified and regenerative meat and dairy. The findings may support UK nutrient-based dietary guidance and sustainable food procurement policies.

Key measures

Nutritional biomarkers (likely fatty acid profiles, micronutrient density); animal welfare indicators; human health outcomes associated with herbivore product consumption

Outcomes reported

The paper likely examines nutritional composition and health outcomes associated with herbivore-based food products, alongside animal welfare considerations in production systems. It appears to synthesise evidence on how livestock farming practices influence both human dietary quality and animal wellbeing.

Theme
Nutrition & health
Subject
Nutritional quality and human health outcomes of animal-derived foods; animal welfare in food production systems
Study type
Narrative Review
Study design
Narrative review
Source type
Peer-reviewed study
Status
Published
Geography
UK
System type
Pasture-based livestock; mixed livestock systems
DOI
10.3390/ani14071077
Catalogue ID
NRmo9zxr64-07q

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