Why vegan junk food may be even worse for your health

Actually, not having all aminoacids can lead to better aging. Vegan and vegetarian diet lack of methionine, and in animal models the carence in methionine boosted their lifespan.

> I really don't think there's a generally applicable moral framework that doesn't require veganism.

While I don't agree with the parent commenter and I think you made very good points against what they were saying, I also don't think meat consumption in principle is immoral. I absolutely think that industrial farming practices are immoral, especially the horrors of animals raised their whole lives in minuscule coops or pens.

However, free-range animals which are given a decent life before being slaughtered likely lead a better life and definitely have easier deaths than virtually any animal in its natural environment - no predators, almost no disease, and a death that doesn't involve being violently killed or maimed by a predator, or slowly losing the power to find food and dieing of starvation in old age, or any of the numerous horrors that are a certainty for all animals living in nature.

You can argue that we simply can't sustain the modern meat-eating diet for 7B people with traditional farming practices, and this may be true. But the solution is not to stop consumption entirely, but to force ethical production of meat while consumers adapt to a diet with less, but still some, meat (and eggs, milk, cheese, etc.).

One of the worst articles I've ever read.

1. Blood levels of DHA vary by a 30 micromole difference between fish eaters and other diet groups suggesting ALA conversion is higher when DHA and EPA intake is lower.(if you are that concerned you can also take a supplement)

2. Jack fruit is low in protein. Ok eat something else than if you are looking for protein lmao. Every food contains every essential amino acid just in varying levels. They are completely wrong on that pointNo evidence you can't get enough of each on a vegan diet just eat a varied diet and you will be fine. No one gets there protein from a 1 or 2 sources anyways.

3. They are spreading dangerous misinformation in their third point. Heme iron is absorbed "better" than non heme iron because it bypasses the body's regulatory pathways. The body cannot regulate heme iron when consumed which can lead to elevated iron levels above what the body needs. This is a problem because iron is a pro-oxident and these supraphsiolgical levels of iron cause oxidative stress leading to DNA damage. This is the main reason red meat is classified as carcinogenic. It is also linked to all sorts of health problems like arthritis, diabetes, and heart disease. Heme iron is not good for you and to reccomend meat because of the heme iron content is ill advised at best. As for deficiency on a vegan diet just make sure you are eating your dark leafy greens foods like tofu, beans, and lentils also have sizeable iron contents. No evidence that plant sources are inadequate.

4. Don't eat out if you are concerned about sodium intake. Pretty much any food from a restaurant, be that fast food or upscale, contains shockingly high sodium contents. Not unique to vegan food in the slightest and to paint it otherwise is blatantly disingenuous.

5. Cheese is good. No it contains saturated fat and cholesterol even that spooky sodium depending on the type. But it contains healthy bacteria because it is fermented. First, that doesn't nullify the other issues concerning cheese. Second, you can get fermented vegan cheese. Thirdly, the bacteria in cheese has an extremely high die of rate so the amount is actually quit low in cheese to begin with and then if you cook it or prepare it in anyway you will pretty much get no living bacteria into your gut.

6. Coconut oil is bad. Yes it is and it is worse than other plant based oils but all oils wheather it be cold pressed olive oil or lard are terrible for you. Some are worse than others but they all contain saturated fat, which is proven to raise serum cholesterol levels.

7. Vegan diets don't contain b12. While lots of processed vegan foods and nut milks have b12 added it still is not that reliable a source. So yes you should supplement with b12 if you are a vegan. 1 pill a day is not difficult.

Processed vegan food is not very good for you yes. But neither is the animal foods it is imitating. No one is eating a beyond burger because it is healthy. They are eating it because it tastes good. Same as the cow burger. If you are trying g to be as healthy as possible a whole food vegan diet which excludes vegan junkfood seems to be the way to go. All if this also ignores the ethical and environmental reasons for going vegan. Dogshit pseudo science article with blatant misinformation.

Well, that's definitely correct. But they do require soy, GMO soy to be precise, and monocropping is harmful, while on the other hand, cows are grazing animals, which can have a dramatic effect on the fertility of the land.

That aside, I don't believe there's a study about the environmental effect of the manufacturing of this sludge vs eating real foods.

And as an aside, the emission from cows is not as simple as it sounds: https://www.farmcarbontoolkit.org.uk/news/methane-myth-why-c...