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SUBMITTER: Eshel G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6687707 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Eshel Gidon G Stainier Paul P Shepon Alon A Swaminathan Akshay A
Scientific reports 20190808 1
Because meat is more resource intensive than vegetal protein sources, replacing it with efficient plant alternatives is potentially desirable, provided these alternatives prove nutritionally sound. We show that protein conserving plant alternatives to meat that rigorously satisfy key nutritional constraints while minimizing cropland, nitrogen fertilizer (Nr) and water use and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions exist, and could improve public health. We develop a new methodology for identifying nutri ...[more]