Beef and lamb receive 580 times more in EU subsidies than legumes, a report has found, despite scientists urging people to get more of their protein from less harmful sources.
Analysis by the charity Foodrise found the EU’s common agricultural policy (CAP) provides “unfair” levels of support to meat-heavy diets that doctors consider unhealthy and climate scientists consider environmentally destructive.
It found beef and lamb were subsidised 580 times more than legumes in 2020, while pork was subsidised nearly 240 times more. Dairy, meanwhile, received 554 times more in subsidies than nuts and seeds.
I think it’s telling that they changed the scope of their position. and the fact that most of the paper is spent detailing how to avoid deficiencies
Okay, but the AND has lots of articles on how to avoid deficiencies while eating animal products, isn’t that kind of their job? As well the 2025 AND paper says “The target audience for this article is RDNs, NDTRs, and other health care practitioners.” So it makes sense why they detail how to avoid deficiencies.
I am not saying just do whatever. But there are clearly upsides to a plant based diet that to me offset the work you have to do.
If you are interested you can check out acti-veg.