Study: Plant-based meat substitutes harmful to humans. What do these foods actually contain?
Plant-based meat substitutes are ultra-processed foods, thus unhealthy and harmful to humans, according to a study published by Oxford and cited by Agrointel.
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.
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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.
