Eat less red meat, a beef effect for the planet

Less red meat, a well-known green reflex ... and more and more practiced.

One in two French people say they have reduced their consumption of red meat in order to limit their carbon footprint, according to a study conducted for

by OpinionWay.

A welcome decision when we know the harmful effects of the sector for the planet.

According to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, factory farming alone is responsible for 14.5% of greenhouse gas emissions.

A strong impact

And in this area, every consumer gesture counts.

According to a study conducted by the University of Oxford, meat consumption and carbon footprint go hand in hand.

Thus, people eating less than 50 grams of meat per day have a carbon footprint nearly half as large as those consuming more than 100 grams of meat per day.

Simple to remember.

All that remains is to act.

To eat meat in a reasoned and environmentally sustainable manner, the Climate Action Network recommends three to four portions of meat per week.

Doctor Jean-Michel Lecerf, head of the nutrition department at the Institut Pasteur de Lille, advises for his part "not to eat more than 500 grams of cooked red meat per week".

It's up to you to see how you distribute them ...

And how you choose them.

The breeding conditions of the animal you eat have a direct impact on the planet.

To make an informed choice, we will turn to labeled products, AB (Organic Agriculture) for example.

This designation certifies that the animals were raised in the open air and fed with organic food, without GMOs that are harmful to the soil.

Aurélie, interior designer, is one of the 32% of French people who have decided to bet on better quality meat: “I can deprive myself of eating red meat for three weeks to invest in a higher quality organic product and produced locally, ”she explains.

What about white meat?

Less expensive for the planet than red meat, poultry is a sort of stopgap.

A study conducted by the American medical journal of clinical nutrition, estimates that replacing red meat with poultry can halve its carbon footprint.

But if the production of chickens emits much less greenhouse gases than cattle breeding, its impact remains significant on the environment: "It is certainly less than for cattle breeding, but if we multiply this figure by the number of animals concerned, the result is far from negligible ”;

writes the L214 association.

Wallet and health

A green gesture if there is one, reducing meat consumption is also a health reflex. Fat from meat increases the risk of stroke, according to the results of an American Heart Association study. The patients tested by the study, 117,000 participants, who ate a majority of non-dairy animal fat had a 16% increased risk of stroke. According to Jean-Michel Lecerf, there is "a small but real increase in the risk of colon cancer when we consume too much red meat".

Whether you do it for the planet or your body, know that this effort will finally have an impact on your finances.

Eating meat is becoming more and more expensive.

According to figures from France Agri-mer, the prices of ham and cold meats increased by 4.6% in 2020. If even your banker thanks you, you no longer have to hesitate ...

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