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“Hopkins University decided to get the best estimates they could by combing through the published literature, they found that in the 11 life cycle analyses they

“Hopkins University decided to get the best estimates they could by combing through the published literature, they found that in the 11 life cycle analyses they turned up, the average greenhouse gas footprint from plant-based meats was just 7 percent of beef for an equivalent amount of protein. The plant-based products were also more climate-friendly than pork or chicken — although less strikingly so, with greenhouse gas emissions just 57 percent and 37 percent, respectively, of those for the actual meats.”

cable2600 3y ago
Be aware of chemicals they used in fake meat: https://consumerfreedom.com/2021/07/5-chemicals-lurking-in-plant-based-meats/ https://consumerfreedom.com/2021/07/5-chemicals-lurking-in-p... It may take less greenhouse gas emissions, but is it good food and good for the human digestive system?
- shortcake27 3y ago
  Consumer Freedom is a conspiracy theorist website with no qualifications and a strong agenda against veganism. The article attempts to instil fear by listing off chemicals with alternative uses and irrelevant “dangers”, and then hits you with this: > Are the chemicals in fake meat harmful? Probably not. So even they admit that their claims about the health impacts of plant-based alternatives are completely unsubstantiated and baseless. You know what actually is harmful according to the WHO (an organisation who actually has qualifications assessing the health impacts of foods)? Red meat, which is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen. Of course, there’s no mention of that on Consumer Freedom because it doesn’t fit the agenda. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/cancer-carcinogenicity-of-the-consumption-of-red-meat-and-processed-meat https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/can... And what does the WHO say about plant based meats? TLDR is that we need more information, but as always, minimising intake of processed foods is a generally a good call. https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/22-12-2021-new-who-factsheet-how-can-we-tell-if-plant-based-products-are-healthy https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/22-12-2021-new-who-fact...

cable2600 3y ago

Be aware of chemicals they used in fake meat: https://consumerfreedom.com/2021/07/5-chemicals-lurking-in-plant-based-meats/ https://consumerfreedom.com/2021/07/5-chemicals-lurking-in-p... It may take less greenhouse gas emissions, but is it good food and good for the human digestive system?

shortcake27 3y ago
Consumer Freedom is a conspiracy theorist website with no qualifications and a strong agenda against veganism. The article attempts to instil fear by listing off chemicals with alternative uses and irrelevant “dangers”, and then hits you with this: > Are the chemicals in fake meat harmful? Probably not. So even they admit that their claims about the health impacts of plant-based alternatives are completely unsubstantiated and baseless. You know what actually is harmful according to the WHO (an organisation who actually has qualifications assessing the health impacts of foods)? Red meat, which is classified as a Group 1 carcinogen. Of course, there’s no mention of that on Consumer Freedom because it doesn’t fit the agenda. https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/cancer-carcinogenicity-of-the-consumption-of-red-meat-and-processed-meat https://www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/can... And what does the WHO say about plant based meats? TLDR is that we need more information, but as always, minimising intake of processed foods is a generally a good call. https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/22-12-2021-new-who-factsheet-how-can-we-tell-if-plant-based-products-are-healthy https://www.who.int/europe/news/item/22-12-2021-new-who-fact...