Plant-Based Diets Working towards a Sustainable Future

• Other Authors: Craig, Winston (Editor), Fresán, Ujué (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: Research & information: general; Biology, life sciences; Food & society; planetary health; Paris agreement; linear programming; nutrition; greenhouse gas emission; alternative diets; sustainability; flexitarian; vegetarian; vegan; plant-based meat alternatives; nutrient intakes; dairy alternative; dairy substitute; cheese analogues; vegan cheese; vegetarian cheese; plant-based alternatives; pregnancy; nutritional requirements; food production system; environment; diet; meat replacement; non-meat protein source; environmental sustainability; consumer preference; food choice; non-dairy yogurt alternatives; plant-based yogurts; nutrient composition; fortification; calcium; vitamin D; vitamin B12; protein; sugar; plant-based diets; microbiome; CV disease; diabetes; bone health; life cycle; pea proteins; plant proteins; sarcopenia; skeletal muscle; protein digestibility; muscle protein metabolism; chronic kidney disease; implementation; barriers; enablers; cross-sectional survey; qualitative research; food waste; global warming; vegetarian meals; hospital setting; plant based; public health; pregnancy complications; preterm delivery; small for gestational age; preeclampsia
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Consumer interest in plant-based diets has been rapidly increasing in the past decade. Non-dairy and non-meat alternatives have gone mainstream. New products are appearing in the marketplace continually. The marketplace has been driven recently by millennials and flexitarians. Food companies have fo...