Plant Based Meat Not Healthy. Hydroponics is much lower in nutrients than plants grown in rich organic soil. 8 The most recent study exonerating red meat as an unhealthy food takes aim at the plant-based meat craze as well.
There are literally zero health benefits to eating plant-based meats like the Impossible Burger or Beyond Meat. The Impossible Whopper from Burger King is lower in calories fat and cholesterol than the regular Whopper. There is no evidence to suggest plant-based meats are healthier than natural meats.
And because the nutritional content is similar to beef these plant-based meats are about equal in calories and saturated fat and higher in carbs and sodium.
Behind the Desk Hinge CEO on overcoming addiction and building a. However the data on red meat is less convincing. But some people on vegan diets can live healthy lives The plant-based meat alternative contained several beneficial metabolites not found in beef such as phytosterols and phenols. And while some of these protein sources may have their own problems they dont trigger the particular health environmental and ethical concerns that come with animal meat.