The health impact of substituting unprocessed red meat by pulses in the Danish diet

Diets consisting of high amounts of animal-based protein have been associated with adverse public health effects and are often deemed environmentally unsustainable. Therefore, replacing red meat by pulses has been proposed to reduce the adverse impact on human health and environment. However, unprocessed red meat is an important source of nutrients, such as vitamin B 12 , iron, zinc and selenium, and the substitution may have negative impact on nutrient adequacy.