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Summary: This study found that increasing protein intake in older adults can improve diet environmental sustainability by increasing intake of vegetables, nuts, whole grains, and reducing total meat and discretionary products. Additionally, gradual reduction in greenhouse gas emissions can also improve diet environmental sustainability.

JOURNAL OF NUTRITION (2021)

Review Endocrinology & Metabolism

Ultraprocessed food and chronic noncommunicable diseases: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 43 observational studies

Melissa M. Lane et al.

Summary: This study found that consumption of ultraprocessed foods is associated with risks of overweight, obesity, abdominal obesity, all-cause mortality, depression, and wheezing, as well as cardiometabolic diseases, frailty, and cancer in adults. Further research is needed to define the associations between ultraprocessed food consumption and health outcomes in children and adolescents.

OBESITY REVIEWS (2021)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Patterns of amino acid intake are strongly associated with cardiovascular mortality, independently of the sources of protein

Marion Tharrey et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY (2020)

Article Environmental Sciences

Understanding the protein transition: The rise of plant -based meat substitutes

M. Tziva et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL INNOVATION AND SOCIETAL TRANSITIONS (2020)

Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Protein intake is more stable than carbohydrate or fat intake across various US demographic groups and international populations

Harris R. Lieberman et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION (2020)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Prevalence and psychopathology of vegetarians and vegans - Results from a representative survey in Germany

Georgios Paslakis et al.

SCIENTIFIC REPORTS (2020)

Review Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Associations of dietary protein intake with all-cause, cardiovascular disease, and cancer mortality: A systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies

Xiang-Xiu Qi et al.

NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES (2020)

Review Food Science & Technology

A review of research on plant-based meat alternatives: Driving forces, history, manufacturing, and consumer attitudes

Jiang He et al.

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY (2020)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Red meat intake and risk of coronary heart disease among US men: prospective cohort study

Laila Al-Shaar et al.

BMJ-BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL (2020)

Article Food Science & Technology

Part Meat and Part Plant: Are Hybrid Meat Products Fad or Future?

Simona Grasso et al.

FOODS (2020)

Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Motivating Pulse-Centric Eating Patterns to Benefit Human and Environmental Well-Being

Chelsea Didinger et al.

NUTRIENTS (2020)

Review Food Science & Technology

Plant-Based Meats, Human Health, and Climate Change

Stephan van Vliet et al.

FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS (2020)

Review Food Science & Technology

Considering Plant-Based Meat Substitutes and Cell-Based Meats: A Public Health and Food Systems Perspective

Raychel E. Santo et al.

FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS (2020)

Article Environmental Sciences

Legacy of the International Year of Pulses

Teodardo Calles et al.

ENVIRONMENTAL EARTH SCIENCES (2019)

Article Food Science & Technology

Effect of texturised soy protein and yeast on the instrumental and sensory quality of hybrid beef meatballs

Simona Grasso et al.

JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE (2019)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

Carlos A. Monteiro et al.

PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION (2019)

Review Food Science & Technology

Meat alternatives: an integrative comparison

Cor van der Weele et al.

TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2019)

Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

Can Plant-Based Meat Alternatives Be Part of a Healthy and Sustainable Diet?

Frank B. Hu et al.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2019)

Article Medicine, General & Internal

Trends in Dietary Carbohydrate, Protein, and Fat Intake and Diet Quality Among US Adults, 1999-2016

Zhilei Shan et al.

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2019)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Dietary Protein and Amino Acids in Vegetarian Diets-A Review

Francois Mariotti et al.

NUTRIENTS (2019)

Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Animal and Plant Protein Sources and Cardiometabolic Health

Francois Mariotti

ADVANCES IN NUTRITION (2019)

Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Legume Consumption and Cardiometabolic Health

Nerea Becerra-Tomas et al.

ADVANCES IN NUTRITION (2019)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

We Can't Keep Meating Like This: Attitudes towards Vegetarian and Vegan Diets in the United Kingdom

Christopher J. Bryant

SUSTAINABILITY (2019)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Dietary fiber and health outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Nicola Veronese et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION (2018)

Article Food Science & Technology

Changes in levels of phytic acid, lectins and oxalates during soaking and cooking of Canadian pulses

Lan Shi et al.

FOOD RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL (2018)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

No Difference Between the Effects of Supplementing With Soy Protein Versus Animal Protein on Gains in Muscle Mass and Strength in Response to Resistance Exercise

Mark Messina et al.

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORT NUTRITION AND EXERCISE METABOLISM (2018)

Article Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Reducing meat consumption in the USA: a nationally representative survey of attitudes and behaviours

Roni A. Neff et al.

PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION (2018)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

The Western Diet-Microbiome-Host Interaction and Its Role in Metabolic Disease

Marit K. Zinocker et al.

NUTRIENTS (2018)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Soy, Soy Foods and Their Role in Vegetarian Diets

Gianluca Rizzo et al.

NUTRIENTS (2018)

Article Biochemistry & Molecular Biology

Protein content and amino acid composition of commercially available plant-based protein isolates

Stefan H. M. Gorissen et al.

AMINO ACIDS (2018)

Review Food Science & Technology

Structuring processes for meat analogues

Birgit L. Dekkers et al.

TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY (2018)

Review Food Science & Technology

Polyphenols in Common Beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.): Chemistry, Analysis, and Factors Affecting Composition

Qiong-Qiong Yang et al.

COMPREHENSIVE REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND FOOD SAFETY (2018)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Global Provisioning of Red Meat for Flexitarian Diets

Talia M. Hicks et al.

FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION (2018)

Article Green & Sustainable Science & Technology

The potential of future foods for sustainable and healthy diets

A. Parodi et al.

NATURE SUSTAINABILITY (2018)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Why is meat so important in Western history and culture? A genealogical critique of biophysical and political-economic explanations

Robert M. Chiles et al.

AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN VALUES (2018)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Enhancing nutrition with pulses: defining a recommended serving size for adults

Christopher P. F. Marinangeli et al.

NUTRITION REVIEWS (2017)

Article Environmental Sciences

Substituting beans for beef as a contribution toward US climate change targets

Helen Harwatt et al.

CLIMATIC CHANGE (2017)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Effects of dietary pulse consumption on body weight: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Shana J. Kim et al.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION (2016)

Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics: Vegetarian Diets

Vesanto Melina et al.

JOURNAL OF THE ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS (2016)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Alignment of Healthy Dietary Patterns and Environmental Sustainability: A Systematic Review

Miriam E. Nelson et al.

ADVANCES IN NUTRITION (2016)

Article Plant Sciences

Neglecting legumes has compromised human health and sustainable food production

Christine H. Foyer et al.

NATURE PLANTS (2016)

Article Agricultural Economics & Policy

Consumers' perceived barriers to following a plant-based diet

Pasi Pohjolainen et al.

BRITISH FOOD JOURNAL (2015)

Article Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems

Saturated Fats Compared With Unsaturated Fats and Sources of Carbohydrates in Relation to Risk of Coronary Heart Disease A Prospective Cohort Study

Yanping Li et al.

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY (2015)

Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Sources and Amounts of Animal, Dairy, and Plant Protein Intake of US Adults in 2007-2010

Stefan M. Pasiakos et al.

NUTRIENTS (2015)

Editorial Material Nutrition & Dietetics

Veggie Burgers

M. Alison Hull

JOURNAL OF RENAL NUTRITION (2013)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

Vegetable Cost Metrics Show That Potatoes and Beans Provide Most Nutrients Per Penny

Adam Drewnowski et al.

PLOS ONE (2013)

Review Food Science & Technology

Dietary fibre in foods: a review

Devinder Dhingra et al.

JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY-MYSORE (2012)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Effect of soy flour addition and heat-processing method on nutritional quality and consumer acceptability of cassava complementary porridges

Penina N. Muoki et al.

JOURNAL OF THE SCIENCE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE (2012)

Article Food Science & Technology

Effect of varying salt and fat levels on the sensory quality of beef patties

Brian D. Tobin et al.

MEAT SCIENCE (2012)

Editorial Material Medicine, General & Internal

John Harvey Kellogg and the Pursuit of Wellness

Howard Markel

JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (2011)

Article Agriculture, Multidisciplinary

Protein Digestibility-Corrected Amino Acid Scores (PDCAAS) for Soy Protein Isolates and Concentrate: Criteria for Evaluation

Glenna J. Hughes et al.

JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY (2011)

Article Nutrition & Dietetics

Perceptions of flatulence from bean consumption among adults in 3 feeding studies

Donna M. Winham et al.

NUTRITION JOURNAL (2011)

Article Multidisciplinary Sciences

vProtein: Identifying Optimal Amino Acid Complements from Plant-Based Foods

Peter J. Woolf et al.

PLOS ONE (2011)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

The Role of Soy in Vegetarian Diets

Mark Messina et al.

NUTRIENTS (2010)

Editorial Material Public, Environmental & Occupational Health

Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing

Carlos A. Monteiro

PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION (2009)

Review Nutrition & Dietetics

Position of the American Dietetic Association: Health Implications of Dietary Fiber

[Anonymous]

JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN DIETETIC ASSOCIATION (2008)

Article Anthropology

MEN, MEAT, AND MARRIAGE: MODELS OF MASCULINITY

Jeffery Sobal

FOOD AND FOODWAYS (2005)