Plant based meat substitutes offer no advantage over meat substitutes.

[Brookswood]

I can’t say I am surprised. While Vegetarian diets can be helpful, eating a lot of these meat substitutes is not.

Heart-healthy diet: Plant-based meat analogues no better than meat

In this 8-week study involving 89 participants, half were asked to eat PBMAs, and the other half ate animal meats. The researchers looked at levels of bad cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure, among other health indicators.
The findings showed no significant changes in cholesterol profiles for either diet, but both diets were linked to improvements in some blood sugar markers.
There was no clear advantage of one diet over the other in improving heart health. However, in a smaller group that closely monitored their blood sugar, those eating animal meat managed their blood sugar levels better.

If a person wants the advantages of eating more plants, then she needs to eat the whole plant.

“Conversely, diets rich in minimally plant-based foods, including whole grains, legumes, nuts, fruits, and vegetables, and their bioactive compounds, have repeatedly been linked to better cardiometabolic health outcomes and a reduced risk of death from any cause,” Costa pointed out.

IOW, eating minimally processed real food, plant or animal based, is better than factory made foods.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I agree with the notion that it makes more sense to avoid meat substitutes and heavily processed foods but old habits die hard.

 

[chic]

I can’t say I am surprised. While Vegetarian diets can be helpful, eating a lot of these meat substitutes is not.

Heart-healthy diet: Plant-based meat analogues no better than meat



If a person wants the advantages of eating more plants, then she needs to eat the whole plant.



IOW, eating minimally processed real food, plant or animal based, is better than factory made foods.

Of course. Are people really that clueless?

 

[HermitHogan]

I think my blood pressure would go up if I had to eat nothing but vegetables.

 

[Brookswood]

Also, be wary of studies of meat eaters that show meat is dangerous. Often they lump in the highly processed meats with meat that is close to how it came off the animal.

More and more, I find examples where the food isn’t the problem. The problem is what they do to the food before we consume it.

 

[Nathan]

Eat real veggies because they are good.

Eat real meat because it is meat, that is, if you can afford it.

 

[HermitHogan]

Eat real veggies because they are good.

Eat real meat because it is meat, that is, if you can afford it.

Chicken is back down to pre-pandemic prices. $2.49 / lb. for boneless skinless chicken breasts at KingSooper's.

 

[Nathan]

Chicken is back down to pre-pandemic prices. $2.49 / lb. for boneless skinless chicken breasts at KingSooper's.

I eat mostly chicken anyway, less fat than red meat.