{"id":443252,"date":"2026-05-09T11:03:47","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:03:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=443252"},"modified":"2026-05-09T11:03:49","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T18:03:49","slug":"copenhagens-city-govt-limits-elderly-to-tiny-servings-of-delicious-nutritious-meat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=443252","title":{"rendered":"Copenhagen\u2019s City Govt. Limits Elderly to Tiny Servings of Delicious, Nutritious Meat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Clearly, the Danish council is shamefully basing nonsensical policy on both climate and dietary pseudoscience.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Posted by Leslie Eastman<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the name of \u201cclimate change,\u201d the cultists running the Danish capital are targeting the elderly in their anti-meat crusade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Copenhagen\u2019s city government recently adopted climate-focused food guidelines that sharply restrict beef servings in public institutions, and this has been interpreted and criticized as limiting nursing home residents to about 80 grams of beef per week for \u201cclimate reasons<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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An eco-warrior politician has sparked outrage in Denmark after she defended guidelines limiting residents of government-run nursing homes to just 2.8 ounces of beef a week \u2014 which is less than one Big Mac.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Birgitte Kehler Holst of the left-wing green Danish party The Alternative was also accused of saying old people in nursing homes should be \u201cpunished\u201d by restricting their meat intake in comments made in a meeting of Copenhagen\u2019s City Council<\/a> on April 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

She was speaking against plans to exclude nursing home residents from guidelines in the Danish capital that restrict meals at government-run sites to just 2.8 ounces (80 grams) of beef, lamb, or veal per week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is less than the amount of beef in a standard McDonald\u2019s Big Mac, which contains two 1.6-ounce beef patties \u2014 for a total of 3.2 ounces.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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NEWS: The Socialist Green\/Left Alliance ran Copenhagen Council has a climate plan that includes meat reduction<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They give elderly care residents just 11.4 grams of beef (pictured) per day to avoid exceeding the weekly limit of 80 grams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur elderly have been the biggest\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/lqyky0SstK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2014 Basil the Great (@BasilTheGreat) May 5, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

This policy is a result of Copenhagen\u2019s municipal Food Strategy (in force since 2020), aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions from public meals, including those served to senior citizens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The city signed the \u201cCool Food Pledge<\/a>\u201d and set a goal to reduce the climate impact of public meals by 25% by 2025 compared to 2018, mainly by reducing consumption of ruminant meat such as beef. A mid\u2011way evaluation (2018\u20132022) found that greenhouse gas emissions from senior\u2011meal procurement fell 10\u201314%, primarily due to a 27\u201346% reduction in beef purchases in nursing homes and central kitchens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, real dietary scientists would know that older adults should consume 1 to 1.2 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day (approximately 0.45 to 0.54 grams per pound). This is higher than the general adult recommendation of 0.8 g\/kg\/day. Experts suggest distributing this intake evenly throughout the day, aiming for 25-30 grams of high-quality protein per meal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Too little protein can lead to malnutrition<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Eating too little protein can contribute to the progression of sarcopenia and anabolic resistance, as well as malnutrition. This can increase the chance of falling and sustaining a serious injury, which is already a higher riskTrusted Source<\/a> in older age.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experts recommend that older adults eat about 1 to 1.2 grams (g)<\/a> of protein per kilogram of body weight (0.45 to 0.54 g per pound) each day. Depending on how many calories you eat a day, consider eating:<\/p>\n\n\n\n