mspohr
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The saturated fat in Beyond burgers is all from plants. There is no cholesterol. Plant fats do not cause heart disease. In fact, they are protective. Olive oil is a good example of plant fat which is 76% monosaturated and has been shown in multiple studies to reduce the incidence of heart disease.Actually, the devil is more in the details. My degree was pretty much just studying metabolism, and as an M.D. as well I had to work side-by-side with several dieticians (they built meal plans for all my diabetic patients), who had their opinions on this as well. The following is a good summary article, and I pull out the ingredients below that should really give you pause:
Beyond Burgers Are Not Healthier Than Beef Burgers And That’s Just The Truth
They may be plant-based, but they don’t contain vegetables. 🧐www.womenshealthmag.comVegan Beyond Meat burgers are just ultra-processed patties that can be bad for our health
While someone might eat a Beyond Meat burger for ethical reasons, it does little for that person's health. In fact, it might be more harmful than goodnationalpost.com
"Here’s the full Beyond Burger ingredients list: water, pea protein, expeller-pressed canola oil, refined coconut oil, rice protein, natural flavors, cocoa butter, mung bean protein, methylcellulose, potato starch, apple extract, pomegranate extract, salt, potassium chloride, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, sunflower lecithin, beet juice extract."
Canola oil and refined coconut oil are the ones that really REALLY should give you pause - especially if they have been "heated" or "cooked" prior to adding them in. That's how you "partially hydrogenate" an oil. And to be clear, partially hydrogenated oils are worse for you than natural trans and saturated fats.
Salt, potassium chloride - these are plainly, salts. And like everything else, the devil is in the details here. Anyone with high blood pressure should be looking at the quantity here, and seeing if it within their daily limits (given intake of other foods as well).
Nutrition labels tell all. Compared to a lean patty, there is more saturated fat, and a ton more sodium.
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Eat it if you want to feel better about not harming an animal. But don't think that it is better for you, it's not. And it's probably a little bit worse.
I'm sure you know that beef saturated fat and cholesterol is a major contributor to heart disease and some cancers.
All fats are different. Plant fats are mostly healthy. Animal fats are mostly bad for your health.
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