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		bobkazamakis on July 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The richer people get, the more meat they eat >Fake meat is the e-cigarette of the food world. >It's a tool that can be used to transition from a bad thing to a less bad thing or even a good thing. It works well as a transition, but I don't think the end result is going to be "okay now we drop fake meat" -- there's nothing inherently unhealthy about fake meat.

smileysteve on July 30, 2022 [–]

There are a number of things unhealthy about fake meat; soy is an endocrine disruptor, some of the oils they use are hydrogenated.

Black beans are less of an endocrine disruptor and pea protein even better.

wyre on July 30, 2022 | [–]

Neither the impossible or beyond burgers use hydrogenated oils. The beyond burger doesn’t use soy protein.

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