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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : électronique
Auteur(s) : Smil, Vaclav
Titre(s) : Should we eat meat? [Texte électronique] : evolution and consequences of modern carnivory / Vaclav Smil
Publication : Chichester, West Sussex, UK : Wiley-Blackwell, cop. 2013
Description matérielle : 1 ressource dématérialisée
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 217-250) and index
"Meat eating is often a contentious subject, whether considering the technical, ethical,
environmental, political, or health-related aspects of production and consumption.
This book is a wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination and critique of meat
consumption by humans, throughout their evolution and around the world. Setting the
scene with a chapter on meat's role in human evolution and its growing influence during
the development of agricultural practices, the book goes on to examine modern production
systems, their efficiencies, outputs, and impacts. The major global trends of meat
consumption are described in order to find out what part its consumption plays in
changing modern diets in countries around the world. The heart of the book addresses
the consequences of the "massive carnivory" of western diets, looking at the inefficiencies
of production and at the huge impacts on land, water, and the atmosphere. Health impacts
are also covered, both positive and negative. In conclusion, the author looks forward
at his vision of "rational meat eating", where environmental and health impacts are
reduced, animals are treated more humanely, and alternative sources of protein make
a higher contribution. Should We Eat Meat? is not an ideological tract for or against
carnivorousness but rather a careful evaluation of meat's roles in human diets and
the environmental and health consequences of its production and consumption. It will
be of interest to a wide readership including professionals and academics in food
and agricultural production, human health and nutrition, environmental science, and
regulatory and policy making bodies around the world."--Publisher's description
Sujet(s) : Viande -- Aspect sanitaire
Viande -- Industrie et commerce
Végétarisme
Indice(s) Dewey :
641.36 (23e éd.) = Viande
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9781118278710
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44653081n
Notice n° :
FRBNF44653081
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : 1. Meat in nutrition ; Meat eating and health : benefits and concerns ; Meat and
its nutrients ; Meat as a source of food energy ; High-quality protein and human
growth ; Carnivory and civilizational diseases ; Diseased meat ; 2. Meat in human
evolution ; Hunting wild animals : meat in human evolution ; Primates and hominins
; Meat consumption during the Paleolithic period ; Extinction of the late Pleistocene
megafauna ; Hunting in different ecosystems ; Wild meat in sedentary societies ;
Traditional societies : animals, diets and limits ; Domestication of animals ; Population
densities and environmental imperatives ; Long stagnation of typical meat intakes
; Avoidances, taboos and proscriptions ; Meat as a prestige food ; 3. Meat in modern
societies ; Dietary transitions : modernization of tastes ; Urbanization and industrialization
; Long-distance meat trade ; Meat in the Western dietary transition ; Transitions
in modernizing economies ; Globalization of
