From Canada’s revamped food guide to the recently proposed EAT-Lancet planetary diet, an explicit emphasis on meat and dairy is out. For reasons of health, environment, animal welfare, price or the inventive and effective marketing of plant-based products like Beyond Meat, the number of Canadians questioning the role of meat in their diets has never been higher. Meanwhile, 71.4 per cent of vegetarians are under the age of 39 (up from 68 per cent in October 2018). “Food diversity pays; it will allow the food industry to grow. Of course, there are going to be some sectors that are going to benefit while others will be negatively impacted.

Source: National Post March 11, 2019 16:52 UTC