Meat Less : The Next Food Revolution

Reducing the amount of meat in our diet would have major environmental benefits, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions, pollution, deforestation, and biodiversity loss.  Moreover, it would have wide-ranging ethical benefits by decreasing the huge number of livestock animals confined and killed each year for food. For consumers, there may also be health benefits from a meat-less diet, provided it was carefully planned. Advances in modern science and technology, including plant-based, microbial, lab-grown, and insect meats, are revolutionizing the food industry and making it easier for consumers worldwide to maintain a meat-less diet.

David Julian McClements is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts.  Over the past three decades, he has applied physics, chemistry, and biology to improve the quality, health, and sustainability of foods. He has written numerous books, published over 1300 scientific articles, been granted several patents, and presented his work around the world.  He is currently the most highly cited author in the food and agricultural sciences.  He has received awards from numerous scientific organizations in recognition of his achievements.