A study published by Oxford on the impact of plant-based alternatives to animal products on human health and the environment in highly developed countries shows that these substitutes are unhealthy and harmful, writes Agrointel.

The researchers concluded that such foods contain fewer calories, fewer vitamins and trace elements, but more sugar than meat.

Although they did not directly state that these ultra-processed foods are unsafe for consumption, the researchers recommended conducting more analyses and improving these products before heavily promoting and releasing them to the market.

Substitutes are classified as ultra-processed food, by definition unhealthy

Researchers suggest that more work should be done on "plant-based meat substitutes" before offering them to the public for consumption.

Even though the study does not explicitly claim that plant-based meat substitutes are harmful, they are classified as ultra-processed food, by definition unhealthy for the human body.

The full article can be read on Agrointel.