Is the future of meat palatable? Perceptions of in vitro meat as evidenced by online news comments

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 18, Issue 13, 2015, Pages 2457-2467

  Laestadius, Linnea I ^a   Caldwell, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro meat; Meat consumption; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CELL CULTURE; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; CYTOLOGY; DIET; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD PREFERENCE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTERNET; MASS MEDIUM; MEAT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SKELETAL MUSCLE; STANDARDS; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; CONSUMER BEHAVIOR; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; FOOD PREFERENCES; GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; IN VITRO TECHNIQUES; INTERNET; MASS MEDIA; MEAT PRODUCTS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NUTRITION POLICY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TISSUE CULTURE TECHNIQUES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84941070079     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980015000622     Document Type: Review

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