Want People to Eat Less Meat? Fake Burgers Probably Won’t Cut It.
“Alt protein” companies think they can curb America’s carnivorous appetite.
But some experts are doubtful.
“If we really want to help people cut down on the amount of meat they are eating, we need to stop subsidizing cattle feed, stop giving tax breaks to cattle ranchers, require feedlot owners to pay the costs of cleaning up the mess they make, and issue dietary guidelines with clear ‘eat less meat’ messages,” Nestle told me. When it comes to reining in meat production, she argues, “policy is what matters.”
Want people to eat less meat? Fake burgers probably won't cut it.
"Alt protein" companies think they can curb America's carnivorous appetite. But some experts are doubtful.
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