Awareness of and reactions to health and environmental harms of red meat among parents in the United States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15097658 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna H Grummon (0000-0002-8705-038X, Harvard University, corresponding author), Dina Goodman Palmer (0000-0001-9997-4603, Harvard Global Health Institute), Dina Goodman, Lindsay M Jaacks (0000-0002-7791-5167, University of Edinburgh), Lindsey Smith Taillie (0000-0002-4555-2525, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Christina Chauvenet (0000-0001-5360-5829, University of South Carolina), Christina A Chauvenet, Meg G Salvia (0000-0002-0428-443X, Harvard University), Eric B Rimm (0000-0002-1402-7250, Harvard University) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 893-903 |
| Publication date | 2022-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Public Health Nutrition (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1368-9800 • E-ISSN: 1475-2727 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980021003098 |
| PMID | 34321133 |
| OpenAlex | W3186212258 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 70 |
Objective: Evidence of the health and environmental harms of red meat is growing, yet little is known about which harms may be most impactful to include in meat reduction messages. This study examined which harms consumers are most aware of and which most discourage them from wanting to eat red meat. Design: Within-subjects randomised experiment. Participants responded to questions about their awareness of, and perceived discouragement in response to, eight health and eight environmental harms of red meat presented in random order. Discouragement was assessed on a 1-to-5 Likert-type scale. Setting: Online survey. Participants: 544 US parents. Results: A minority of participants reported awareness that red meat contributes to health harms (ranging from 8 % awareness for prostate cancer to 28 % for heart disease) or environmental harms (ranging from 13 % for water shortages and deforestation to 22 % for climate change). Among specific harms, heart disease elicited the most discouragement (mean = 2·82 out of 5), followed by early death (mean = 2·79) and plants and animals going extinct (mean = 2·75), though most harms elicited similar discouragement (range of means, 2·60–2·82). In multivariable analyses, participants who were younger, identified as Black, identified as politically liberal, had higher general perceptions that red meat is bad for health and had higher usual red meat consumption reported being more discouraged from wanting to eat red meat in response to health and environmental harms (all P Conclusions: Messages about a variety of health and environmental harms of red meat could inform consumers and motivate reductions in red meat consumption
Environmental health · Processed meat · Red meat · Agriculture Sustainability and Environmental Impact · Food Waste Reduction and Sustainability · Medicine · Risk Perception and Management · Food Science
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 2 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |