Per the article, the study was trying to focus on *plant-based* ultra processed foods, but "the greatest contributor to the ultra-processed plant-based foods are not meat alternatives but bread, pastries, buns, cakes, and biscuits".
So the headline should be:
Higher consumption of bread, pastries, buns, cakes, and biscuits increases cardiovascular risk.
Probably because those are packed full of sugar and very few vitamins whereas UPF mock meats are usually heavily fortified and contain large amounts of protein and fiber, with many having low saturated fat as well.
Per the article, the study was trying to focus on *plant-based* ultra processed foods, but "the greatest contributor to the ultra-processed plant-based foods are not meat alternatives but bread, pastries, buns, cakes, and biscuits". So the headline should be: Higher consumption of bread, pastries, buns, cakes, and biscuits increases cardiovascular risk.
Probably because those are packed full of sugar and very few vitamins whereas UPF mock meats are usually heavily fortified and contain large amounts of protein and fiber, with many having low saturated fat as well.
So basically everything I love.
Who didn't already know this?
The people that eat these foods aren't going to really care about these findings.
Humans also breathe air
Seed oils and high carb processed foods can be directly correlated with the increase in obesity and heart problems, starting in the 80s.