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Re:Hacking the genome of fungi for smart foods of the future by samatman on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @06:50PM (#39833725)
> Ultra-processed foods, as defined using the Nova food classification system, encompass a broad range of ready to eat products, including packaged snacks, carbonated soft drinks, instant noodles, and ready-made meals.

I'm not seeing the relevance.

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Re:Hacking the genome of fungi for smart foods of the future by Emma_Goldman on Tuesday March 26, 2024 @08:09PM (#39834298)
The list of illustrative examples may be misleading you. It is a wide category. Look at the Nova classification, then look at the ingredients list of meat substitutes. There is no debate on this point.

See also:

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/feb/12/quorn-r...

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Re:Hacking the genome of fungi for smart foods of the future by InSteady on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @07:48AM (#39837829)
Quorn and other meat substitutes most certainly fit the criteria of ultra-processed foods, and as such may be implicated in poor health outcomes if they make up a significant portion of one's diet.
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Re:Hacking the genome of fungi for smart foods of the future by hombre_fatal on Wednesday March 27, 2024 @07:58AM (#39837901)
We can do better than "it's processed so it's bad".

The SWAP-MEAT trial concluded that processed alt-meat products improved health markers over animal meat: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32780794/

> Among generally healthy adults, contrasting Plant with Animal intake, while keeping all other dietary components similar, the Plant products improved several cardiovascular disease risk factors, including TMAO; there were no adverse effects on risk factors from the Plant products.

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