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Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity by pr0tonic on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @06:26PM (#21076266)
Yes, absolutely.
Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity by MuffinFlavored on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:07PM (#21076575)
Does this mean that it isn't technically "healthy" for you?
Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity by asokoloski on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:31PM (#21076713)
Yep. In fact, in order to make it more meat-like, they added a chemical called "heme" (it's what makes meat seem "bloody"). There's evidence that heme is a carcinogen. And of course the burgers include large amounts of saturated fat in the form of coconut oil.

All that said -- it's probably no worse than a meat burger, but it doesn't hurt animals, and it doesn't contribute to global warming, so if the choice is between that and beef, go nuts!

Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity by skohan on Thursday September 26, 2019 @01:44AM (#21078539)
But it might be much worse than a beef burger from a health perspective. Grass-fed beef in moderate quantities in the context of the right diet can be very healthy for you.
Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity by MuffinFlavored on Thursday September 26, 2019 @09:23AM (#21080660)
> in moderate quantities in the context of the right diet

How much grass-fed beef should an average person consume in a day/week/month?

Re:Ultraprocessed Foods – A New Theory of Obesity by sixstringtheory on Wednesday September 25, 2019 @07:36PM (#21076737)
There was a conversation here recently about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20138533

But I don't know enough to say one way or the other.