The environmental impact of beef and ultra-processed food consumption in Brazil.
Gabriela Lopes da CruzMaria Laura da Costa LouzadaJacqueline Tereza da SilvaJosefa Maria Fellegger GarzilloFernanda RauberXimena Schmidt RiveraChristian ReynoldsRenata Bertazzi LevyPublished in: Public health nutrition (2024)
Although the environmental footprints associated with beef consumption are higher, dietary patterns with lower consumption of beef and ultra-processed foods combined showed the greatest reduction in carbon and water footprints in Brazil. The high consumption of beef and ultra-processed foods is harmful to human health, as well as to the environment; thus, their reduction is beneficial to both.