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I think any change in this would be generational. I grew up eating meat, and I have no interest in meat substitutes. Also, the track record on substitute foods
by ams6110 8y ago
I think any change in this would be generational. I grew up eating meat, and I have no interest in meat substitutes.
Also, the track record on substitute foods isn't good. Look at the health disasters caused by artificial sweeteners, artificial oils, etc.
- dtornabene 8y agoYeah, I don't eat meat at this point because of health problems, but I miss it, and have zero desire to switch to that. and you are absolutely correct on substitute foods.
- loceng 8y agoIn contrast, I'm only eating meat now because of health - along with Himalayan salt for electrolytes.
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- jjjensen90 8y agoYou do have a good point about the track record of some substitutes, but that ignores the track record of the health and environmental damage of our current meat consumption.
- raz32dust 8y ago"Look at the health disasters caused by artificial sweeteners, artificial oils, etc." - Can you point to some examples?
- apsec112 8y agoSynthetic trans fats were used in food for decades, but turned out to be a public health disaster, causing huge numbers of deaths: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trans_fat
- rsynnott 8y agoI suppose there’s this: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olestra It was never legalised in most developed countries, though, and I’d call it more a historical oddity than a health disaster. I assume they’re talking about aspartame myths on the sweetener thing. Some countries ban cyclamate, though there’s not much evidence that it’s actually dangerous. There’s lead acetate, I suppose, but that hasn’t been commonly used for centuries.