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Cutting back on meat and dairy — and swapping some of it for foods like beans, vegetables, eggs, and plant-based alternatives — could improve health, reduce environmental impact, and keep grocery costs about the same, according to a study of Scottish adults reported in Nature Food. 🍎📃 🌎🧪

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Reduced meat and dairy consumption improves health, environmental and most nutritional outcomes without increasing diet costs among Scottish adults - Nature Food Using microsimulation of Scottish Health Survey adults, this study compares 33 pathways for achieving the UK Climate Change Committee meat and dairy reduction targets. Most pathways improved nutrient intake, health and environmental outcomes without increasing diet costs, with greater benefits from reducing red and processed meat among high consumers and using gram-for-gram substitutions with foods including vegetables, beans, eggs and plant-based alternatives. https://go.nature.com/4bvt8JZ