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> I know people who do eat fake meat to be healthier I know people that drink fruit juice (sugar) all the time thinking they'll get healthier but end up gettin
by Japhy_Ryder 7y ago
> I know people who do eat fake meat to be healthier
I know people that drink fruit juice (sugar) all the time thinking they'll get healthier but end up getting fat.
Point is? People are dumb. It's not the product's fault.
- wutbrodo 7y agoYes, and articles that do their part to debunk misconceptions commonly-held by these "dumb" people aren't strawmen. Popular coverage of misconceptions is a big part of how alternative facts and superstitions lose their power. That's the whole point being made here.
- sdinsn 7y agoThey believe it's healthier because Beyond Meat actually claims it's healthier on their website and in marketing.
- Japhy_Ryder 7y agoIt is though. It doesn't cause cancer and it's not injected with antibiotics.
- whycombagator 7y ago> It is though. Do you have any data to support this claim? Does any of that data specifically compare the two? > it's not injected with antibiotics. You can buy meat that hasn't been
- xbmcuser 7y agoYes but thats not the meat the article is comparing to is it.
- humantiy 7y agoI don't think that claim can be proven yet. It takes a bit for that research to come out to say it may or may not and this is a relatively new product.