[Climate change, food production and human health]

(Klimaforandringer, fødevareproduktion og human sundhed.)

Full Abstract

Production of livestock accounts for 18% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Although livestock products can alleviate malnutrition in poor countries, they are associated with diseases of affluence in wealthy countries. Red meat (pork, beef, sheep and goat), especially, is associated with higher rates of death due to cardiovascular disease and cancer. A policy of reducing consumption of red meat in wealthy countries and encouraging a limited consumption increase in poor countries would benefit the climate as well as human health.

Author information

Author/s: Faergeman, Ole (O); Østergaard, Lars (L);

Affiliation: Arhus Universitetshospital, Arhus Sygehus, Medicinsk Kardiologisk Afdeling A, Denmark. ferryman(-atsign-)mail.tele.dk

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Ugeskrift for laeger (Ugeskr Laeger), published in Denmark. (Language: dan)

Reference: 2009-Oct; vol 171 (issue 44) : pp 3181-4

Dates: Created 2009/10/27; Completed 2009/11/02;

PMID: 19857397, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/2/2009, IMS Date: )

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