TNPSC Thervupettagam

Meat in healthy dietary patterns

May 5 , 2023 328 days 340 0
  • The Food and Agriculture Organization recently released a report titled “Contribution of terrestrial animal source food to healthy diets for improved nutrition and health outcomes.”
  • Trends in nutrition indicators show that the world is currently not on track to attain several of the 2025 World Health Assembly.
  • Terrestrial animal source food (TASF), within healthy dietary patterns, can make vital contributions to efforts to meet the global nutrition targets for 2025.
  • TASF is a rich source of macro-nutrients like protein, fats, carbohydrates and Micro-nutrients.
  • Consumption of TASF can address deficiencies in iron and vitamin A.
  • Globally, 21 percent of total caloric supply is comprised of TASF.
  • The figure is higher in Europe (37 percent) and the Americas (30 percent), but in Africa it is only 11 percent.

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