Table 3.
Awareness and discouragement of the health and environmental harms of red meat consumption, n=544 US parents of young children
| Harm of red meat | Awareness | Discouragement | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % | Mean | (SD) | |
| Health harms | |||
| Heart disease | 28% | 2.82 | (1.46) |
| Weight gain | 27% | 2.75 | (1.45) |
| Stroke | 17% | 2.75 | (1.45) |
| Colon cancer | 14% | 2.74 | (1.46) |
| Type 2 diabetes | 13% | 2.68 | (1.44) |
| Early death | 13% | 2.79 | (1.49) |
| Stomach cancer | 11% | 2.72 | (1.44) |
| Prostate cancer | 8% | 2.60 | (1.47) |
| Environmental harms | |||
| Climate change | 22% | 2.70 | (1.44) |
| Greenhouse gas emissions | 21% | 2.70 | (1.44) |
| Water pollution | 18% | 2.69 | (1.42) |
| Air pollution | 16% | 2.67 | (1.42) |
| Land quality | 16% | 2.65 | (1.42) |
| Extinction of plants and animals | 14% | 2.75 | (1.45) |
| Deforestation | 13% | 2.68 | (1.43) |
| Water shortages | 13% | 2.68 | (1.45) |