Consumption of meat during the last decade drops by about 20% in the UK

3% increase in the number of vegetarians

Editorial Comment

The importance of vegetarianism gradually catching the attention of the Western people is a matter of great satisfaction.

London (UK) – Research from the University of Oxford has revealed that over the past decade, 20% of people in the UK have drastically reduced their meat intake, as it is the root cause of cancer, diabetes (Type 2) and cardiovascular diseases.

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The research states,

People have reduced the consumption of meat or have it in negligible quantity only, for good health. There has been a sharp decline in the sale of ‘red meat’ (meat from mammals like goat, sheep, pig etc.); but people’s tendency towards chicken and fish is increasing.

In the year 2008-09, the average daily consumption of red meat was 103 grams per person per day in the UK, which in the year 2018-19 has been recorded as 23 grams per person per day.

The number of vegetarians in the UK has increased from 2% to 5% in the past decade. It has also been observed that there has been an increase in the amount of meat intake in people born after 1999.