People's Values and Preferences about Meat Consumption in View of the Potential Environmental Impacts of Meat: A Mixed-methods Systematic Review
Valli, Claudia
Maraj, Malgorzata
Prokop-Dorner, Anna
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Kaloteraki, Chrysoula
Steiner, Corinna
Rabassa, Montserrat
Sola, Ivan
Zajac, Joanna
Johnston, Bradley C.
Guyatt, Gordon H.
Bala, Malgorzata M.
Alonso-Coello, Pablo
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Valli, C (通讯作者),Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Paediat Obstet Gynaecol & Prevent Med, Barcelona 08193, Spain.;Valli, C (通讯作者),Avedis Donabedian Res Inst FAD, Barcelona 08037, Spain.;Valli, C (通讯作者),Biomed Res Inst San Pau IIB St Pau, Iberoamer Cochrane Ctr, Barcelona 08025, Spain.
Background: Health is not the only aspect people consider when choosing to consume meat; environmental concerns about the impact of meat (production and distribution) can influence people's meat choices. Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods systematic review, searched six databases from inception to June 2020, and synthesised our findings into narrative forms. We integrated the evidence from quantitative and qualitative data sets into joint displays and assessed the confidence in the evidence for each review finding following the GRADE-CERQual approach. Results: Of the 23,531 initial records, we included 70 studies: 56 quantitative, 12 qualitative, and 2 mixed-methods studies. We identified four main themes: (1) reasons for eating meat; (2) reasons for avoiding meat; (3) willingness to change meat consumption; and (4) willingness to pay more for environmentally friendly meat. The overall confidence was low for the reasons for eating and/or buying meat, for avoiding meat, and for willingness to change meat consumption, and was moderate for willingness to pay more for environmentally friendly meat. Conclusions: Regardless of people's general beliefs about meat and its impact on the environment, most people may be unwilling to change their meat consumption. Future research should address the current limitations of the research evidence to assess whether people are willing to make a change when properly informed.