Meeting the global protein supply requirements of a growing and ageing population.

Smith, Kieran; Watson, Anthony W; Lonnie, Marta; Peeters, Wouter M; Oonincx, Dennis; Tsoutsoura, Niki; Simon-Miquel, Genis; Szepe, Kamil; Cochetel, Noriane; Pearson, Alice G; Witard, Oliver C; Salter, Andrew M; Bennett, Malcom; Corfe, Bernard M

Abstract

Human dietary patterns are a major cause of environmental transformation, with agriculture occupying ~ 50% of global land space, while food production itself is responsible for ~ 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions and 70% of freshwater use. Furthermore, the global population is also growing, such that by 2050, it is estimated to exceed ~ 9 billion. While most of this expansion in population is expected to occur in developing countries, in high-income countries there are also predicted changes in demographics, with major increases in the number of older people. There is a growing consensus that older people have a greater requirement for protein. With a larger and older population, global needs for protein are set to increase. This paper summarises the conclusions from a Rank Prize funded colloquium evaluating novel strategies to meet this increasing global protein need. [Abstract copyright: © 2024. The Author(s).]

Citation

Smith, K., Watson, A. W., Lonnie, M., Peeters, W. M., Oonincx, D., Tsoutsoura, N., Simon-Miquel, G., Szepe, K., Cochetel, N., Pearson, A. G., Witard, O. C., Salter, A. M., Bennett, M., & Corfe, B. M. (2024). Meeting the global protein supply requirements of a growing and ageing population. European Journal of Nutrition, 63(5), 1425–1433. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03358-2

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Feb 17, 2024
• Online Publication Date: Mar 2, 2024
• Publication Date: Aug 1, 2024
• Deposit Date: May 23, 2024
• Publicly Available Date: May 23, 2024
• Journal: European journal of nutrition
• Print ISSN: 1436-6207
• Electronic ISSN: 1436-6215
• Publisher: Springer
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 63
• Issue: 5
• Pages: 1425–1433
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00394-024-03358-2
• Keywords: Novel strategies, Emerging proteins, Life course, Sustainability, Protein, Protein quality, Global patterns
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2330489