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Sustainable or Not? Insights on the Consumption of Animal Products in Poland

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  • Katarzyna Mazur-Włodarczyk

    (Faculty of Economics and Management, Opole University of Technology, 7 Luboszycka St., 45-036 Opole, Poland)

  • Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska

    (Department of Environmental Protection, Faculty of Geology, Geophysics, and Environmental Protection, AGH University of Science and Technology, al. A. Mickiewicza 30, 30-059 Krakow, Poland)

Abstract

Animal products are one of the main constituents of the human diet. They are the main source of energy, proteins, microelements, and bioactive substances. The most popular negative health impacts linked with the consumption of animal products are obesity, atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and cancer. Apart from human health, consuming animal products is also controversial lately, due to farm animals’ well-being and environmental protection issues. Thus, within the context of sustainability, the consumption trends of animal products were investigated through our on-line questionnaire surveys. The following animal products were involved in the survey: unprocessed meat (pork, beef, lamb, veal, mutton, chicken, duck, goose, turkey), processed meat (cold-cuts, sausages, pates), fish products, and eggs. Our research concluded that consumption among respondents with higher education was unsustainable for both unprocessed and processed meat, as eating habits in terms of type and quantity of consumed meat indicated respondents’ unawareness. The consumption of fish products was also revealed as unsustainable regarding the quantity of fish consumed in terms of its beneficial nutritional values. Egg consumption was revealed as the most sustainable among the investigated animal products. However, insignificant egg consumption among the respondents showed the actual need of social education in terms of the current knowledge regarding the beneficial aspects of eggs.

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  • Katarzyna Mazur-Włodarczyk & Agnieszka Gruszecka-Kosowska, 2022. "Sustainable or Not? Insights on the Consumption of Animal Products in Poland," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(20), pages 1-23, October.
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