Journal Article

Meeting the global protein supply requirements of a growing and ageing population

Smith, Kieran, Szepe, Kamil, Pearson, Alice G, Witard, Oliver C, Corfe, Bernard M., Tsoutsoura, Niki, Oonincx, Dennis, Lonnie, Marta, Cochetel, Noriane, Peeters, Wouter M, Salter, Andrew M, Bennett, Malcom, Watson, Anthony W, Simon-Miquel, Genis

2024

Overview

Human dietary patterns are a major cause of environmental transformation, with agriculture occupying ~ 50% of global land space, while food production itself is responsible for ~ 30% of all greenhouse gas emissions and 70% of freshwater use. Furthermore, the global population is also growing, such that by 2050, it is estimated to exceed ~ 9 billion. While most of this expansion in population is expected to occur in developing countries, in high-income countries there are also predicted changes in demographics, with major increases in the number of older people. There is a growing consensus that older people have a greater requirement for protein. With a larger and older population, global needs for protein are set to increase. This paper summarises the conclusions from a Rank Prize funded colloquium evaluating novel strategies to meet this increasing global protein need.

• Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg,Springer Nature B.V
• Subject: Adults / Aged / Aging - physiology / Amino acids / Chemistry / Chemistry and Materials Science / demographic statistics / Demographics / Developing Countries / Diabetes / Diet - methods / Diet - statistics & numerical data / Dietary Proteins - administration & dosage / Food / food production / Food Supply - methods / Food Supply - statistics & numerical data / freshwater / Global Health / Greenhouse gases / Homeostasis / Humans / LDCs / Malnutrition / Meat / Nitrogen / Nutrition / Nutritional Requirements / Obesity / Older people / people / Population / Population Growth / Proteins / Review