3 ms·
The unfortunate part is that there is a non-significant number of people who are allergic to contents of these faux-meats. ..but nobody is allergic to meat. T
by inter_netuser 5y ago
The unfortunate part is that there is a non-significant number of people who are allergic to contents of these faux-meats.
..but nobody is allergic to meat.
There is a theory that benefits mostly ascribed to keto, are actually due to reduced inflammatory load in the diet.
- sdenton4 5y agoMeat allergies certainly exist. Meet Alpha-Gal syndrome: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alpha-gal-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20428608 https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/alpha-gal-syn...
- wyager 5y agoAlpha-gal is extremely rare and introduced exogenously (via a tick bite). Natural (i.e. not caused by an identifiable medical condition) meat allergies in humans are exceedingly rare, whereas natural plant allergies are exceedingly common.
- inter_netuser 5y agoEven this syndrome (not an actual allergy but sensitization via tick vector) - is extremely rare. few cases per million. 10% of the mediterranean basin is allergic to some sort of plant food (and that prevalence is growing). Primary allergy is to LTPs, lipid transfer proteins - which means those people be likely allergic to at least one of many components of this burger. In 70-80% cases such reactions are usually systemic and often severe. In short: this burger can put 5-10% of the population in Spain, Italy, Greece on an ambulance.