"Rethinking Policy Decisions: Addressing Substandard Metrics in Animal-Source Foods Reduction"

A perspective examines the use of substandard metrics in influential reports from the EAT-Lancet Commission and the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD) Risk Factors Collaborators, which advocate for significant reductions in animal-source foods in the human diet. Concerns are raised about the validity of assumptions, quality and transparency of input data, and appropriateness of statistical modeling in these reports. The reliance on global health estimates rather than primary data, along with questionable assumptions and statistical techniques, raises doubts about the accuracy and reliability of the recommendations for dietary shifts and their potential impact on human health.