17 Apr 2023 --- Among a growing body of research linking decreased meat consumption to various health benefits, a team of experts have concluded that removing or reducing meat consumption from diets is a risk as meat is a nutrient-dense food that “continues to have a key role in human health and development.” The researchers explain that meat offers a source of high-quality protein and nutrients that are not always easily obtained with meat-free diets and are often suboptimal or deficient in global populations.