Faergeman Ole, Østergaard Lars
Arhus Universitetshospital, Arhus Sygehus, Medicinsk Kardiologisk Afdeling A, Denmark.
Ugeskr Laeger. 2009 Oct 26;171(44):3181-4.
Production of livestock accounts for 18% of anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Although livestock products can alleviate malnutrition in poor countries, they are associated with diseases of affluence in wealthy countries. Red meat (pork, beef, sheep and goat), especially, is associated with higher rates of death due to cardiovascular disease and cancer. A policy of reducing consumption of red meat in wealthy countries and encouraging a limited consumption increase in poor countries would benefit the climate as well as human health.
畜牧业产生的温室气体占人为温室气体排放的18%。尽管畜产品可以缓解贫困国家的营养不良问题，但在富裕国家，它们与富贵病有关。特别是红肉（猪肉、牛肉、羊肉和山羊肉），与心血管疾病和癌症导致的较高死亡率相关。富裕国家减少红肉消费、鼓励贫困国家有限度地增加消费的政策，将有利于气候以及人类健康。
