It is a Sunday and as usual I try to give my readers something to think about and hopefully they will learn something in the process.

Today I would like to cover a growing fad….non-meat eaters.

We could go with the cruelty part of the tale but I want to go with the growing concern that many have over the eating for super processed food.

So what is more healthy eating nothing but veggies or the meat?

With increasingly more people opting for plant-based diets – whether it’s for health, environmental, or ethical concerns –  a new study has highlighted that switching to vegetarianism may entail an undesirable side effect: eating more ultra-processed foods.

In a new study, scientists looked at the consumption of ultra-processed food, plus “minimally processed food” across nearly 200,000 people who have participated in the UK Biobank project.

They found vegetarians ate more ultra-processed food (by around 1.3 percentage points) compared to regular red meat eaters. Vegans also ate slightly more ultra-processed food compared to regular red meat eaters, although the disparity was not significantly different (1.2 percentage points).

The study concludes: “This UK-based study found higher UPF [ultra-processed food] consumption in vegetarian diets and lower in diets with a modest amount of meat or fish.”

“It is important that policies which encourage the urgently needed transition to more sustainable dietary patterns also promote rebalancing diets towards minimally processed foods,” it adds. 

Here lies the problem: many people eating plant-based diets in the industrialized world don’t solely eat a balanced variety of fresh vegetables and fruits. When trying to avoid meat, well-intentioned consumers can also opt for meat substitutes, prepared ready meals, and other “convenience foods” that are often loaded with more calories, saturated fat, salt, sugar, and all kinds of additives.

https://www.iflscience.com/vegetarians-vs-meat-eaters-who-consumes-more-ultra-processed-food-76945

I am old and been a meat eater all my life….I do buy lean meats and try not to eat those processed foods as much as possible.  Besides I have yet to find a plant based (god I hate that term) burger that tastes as good as the real thing….and do not get me started on the fake bacon or cheese thing.

I will remain a meat eater as long as I have left on this world.

How about you?

Onto bigger and better things….after all tomorrow is Cyber Monday and the internet ought to be buzzing with deals.

Enjoy your Sunday and as always…..Be Well and Be safe….

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