Shifting towards optimized healthy and sustainable Dutch diets: impact on protein quality.

Purpose: To reduce the environmental impact of Western diets, a reduction of meat consumption and a substitution by plant-based protein sources is needed. This protein transition will affect the quantity and quality of dietary protein. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the protein adequacy of diets optimized for nutritional health and diet-related greenhouse gas emission (GHGE).

Low Meat Consumption in the Netherlands Is Associated With Higher Intake of Fish, Nuts, Seeds, Cheese, Sweets, and Snacks: Results From a Two-Part Model.

Studies on sustainable diets show a need for replacement of animal-based foods by plant-based foods, which is also called "the protein transition." To gain insight into the acceptability of such diet shifts, this study evaluated which current food sources people consume at varying amounts of meat consumption. The study population consisted of 4,313 participants aged 1-79 years of the Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2012-2016, which assessed diet using two nonconsecutive 24-h dietary recalls.

Can Healthy and Sustainable Dietary Patterns That Fit within Current Dutch Food Habits Be Identified?

This study investigated major healthy and sustainable dietary patterns in the Dutch population. Two 24-hour dietary recalls were collected in 2078 participants aged 19-79 years in the Dutch National Food Consumption Survey 2012-2016. Dietary patterns were identified using reduced rank regression.