Show Notes
Meat is a rich source of many essential nutrients and makes a significant and important contribution to the Irish diet. As with most things in life, we need to find a point of balance in how we produce meat to minimise its impact on the environment while being financially viable for the producers, as well as supporting consumers to include meat in a diet that is beneficial and not detrimental to health.
In this podcast, Professor Frank Monahan and Dr Breige McNulty explain the impact of the research they are doing in this area and how the production and consumption of meat can be optimised for the consumer and the wider society.
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