Swapping Beef for Plant-Based Protein Could (Literally) Save Lives
Not only would rates of heart disease and stroke decline, but the reduced CO₂ emissions that would come from eating less meat would also give the planet more of a shot at survival
By Eillie Anzilotti
Here are two facts that should concern you: By 2050, the planet is expected to house 10 billion humans, and humans—if current trends hold — really like eating meat.
While we can’t do much about the first, the second is within our power to change. If we cut back on meat in favor of alternative, plant-based proteins, a new report from the World Economic Forum (WEF) finds that we might make a significant impact on overall human health and mortality, and the well-being of the planet.
The point of the Alternative Proteins report, says Dominic Waughray, WEF managing director, is not to call for an all-out halt to eating meat, but to make the case for increasing the availability of other, more sustainable proteins. “It can be possible to produce enough nutrition for 10 billion people…
