It's true that plant-based meat's health claims are overblown, but could this article be any worse at criticizing them? First of all, as others have mentioned,

It's true that plant-based meat's health claims are overblown, but could this article be any worse at criticizing them? First of all, as others have mentioned, the main reason people go vegan or vegetarian is ethical concerns with animal cruelty, not health: https://vomadlife.com/blogs/news/why-most-people-go-vegan-2016-survey-results-reveal-all https://vomadlife.com/blogs/news/why-most-people-go-vegan-20... https://faunalytics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Fundamentals_Why-Why-Not-Vegetarian.pdf https://faunalytics.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Fundament... And this is a worthless criticism of plant-based meat: has comparable caloric and fat levels as its meat-based counterpart ... more calories, more fat and more sodium than the meaty original Different fats vary wildly in how unhealthy they are. "In fact, some fats actually help promote good health." [1] Saturated fats (mainly found naturally in meat) is much less healthy than unsaturated fats (mainly found naturally in plants) and Omega-3 fats (mainly found naturally in fish) [1]. This doesn't mean it's as simple as meat fats = unhealthy and plant fats = healthy: trans fats are mainly made synthetically from unsaturated plant fats, but are widely considered as unhealthy or worse than saturated meat fats [1]. Coconut oil, even though it comes from a plant, is actually a saturated fat, and the evidence we have suggests it is less healthy for you than other, unsaturated plant fats, although the same evidence also suggests that it's healthier than typical meat fats like butter and lard [2]. [1]: https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-healthy-eating/in-depth/fat/art-20045550 https://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/nutrition-and-h... [2]: https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/coconut-oil https://www.health.harvard.edu/staying-healthy/coconut-oil