The word meat comes from the Old English word mete, meaning food in general. In modern usage, meat primarily … See more

Paleontological evidence suggests that meat constituted a substantial proportion of the diet of the earliest humans. Early hunter-gatherers depended on the organized hunting of large animals such as bison… See more

Several factors affect the growth and development of meat.
Some economically important traits in meat animals are heritable to some degree, and can thus be selected for by animal breeding. In cattle, ce… See more

The biochemical composition of meat varies in complex ways depending on the species, breed, sex, age, plane of nutrition, training and exercise of the animal, as well as on the anatomical location of the musculatur… See more

• World production of meat, main items
• World production of main meat items, main producers (2019)
Upon reaching a predetermined age or weight, live… See more

A bioarchaeological (specifically, isotopic analysis) study of early medieval England found, based on the funerary record, that high-meat protein diets were extremely rare, and that (contrary to previously held assumption… See more

Meat, in particular red and processed meat, is linked to a variety of health risks. The 2015–2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans asked men and teenage boys to increase their consumption of vegetables or other under… See more