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Meeting the global protein supply requirements of a growing and ageing population

Lookup NU author(s): Dr Kieran Smith, Dr Anthony WatsonORCiD, Wouter PeetersORCiD

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Abstract

© The Author(s) 2024. Human dietary patterns are a major cause of environmental transformation, with agriculture occupying ~ 50% of global land space, while food production itself is responsible for ~ 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions and 70% of freshwater use. Furthermore, the global population is also growing, such that by 2050, it is estimated to exceed ~ 9 billion. While most of this expansion in population is expected to occur in developing countries, in high-income countries there are also predicted changes in demographics, with major increases in the number of older people. There is a growing consensus that older people have a greater requirement for protein. With a larger and older population, global needs for protein are set to increase. This paper summarises the conclusions from a Rank Prize funded colloquium evaluating novel strategies to meet this increasing global protein need.

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Author(s): Smith K, Watson AW, Lonnie M, Peeters WM, Oonincx D, Tsoutsoura N, Simon-Miquel G, Szepe K, Cochetel N, Pearson AG, Witard OC, Salter AM, Bennett M, Corfe BM

Publication type: Review

Publication status: Published

Journal: European Journal of Nutrition

Year: 2024

Volume: 63

Pages: 1425-1433

Print publication date: 01/08/2024

Online publication date: 02/03/2024

Acceptance date: 17/02/2024

ISSN (print): 1436-6207

ISSN (electronic): 1436-6215

Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH

URL: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03358-2

DOI: 10.1007/s00394-024-03358-2

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