Eating fake/vegan “meat” ups depression risk, inflammation, and blood pressure
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Hardly a surprise to anybody, but that study finding probably won’t stop the likes of WEF and WHO to keep recommending a plant-based diet with almost complete avoidance of animal protein. You know, to help with climate changes. Yet, at the same time, numerous billionaires that do the WEF/WHO bidding for public health (including dietary) programs targeting us, have been buying farmland and establishing massive cattle ranching operations. Zuckerberg, Gates, Bezos, etc have all been quite open on social media about their cattle projects and the wonderful beef steaks those produce. For us, plebs, the plan is to eat plants, bugs, and ersatz such as Beyond Meat (BM). Now, the BM product is a highly processed “food” and critics would probably argue that the finding that BM raises depression risk does not extend to all other plant foods. However, multiple other studies have demonstrated that a vegan diet, regardless of its composition, raises the risk of bone fractures, anemia, dementia, infertility, and even infectious disease. In corroboration, the study below found that not only does eating fake meat raise risk of depression, but also increases systemic inflammation and blood pressure, which is quite ironic as lower blood pressure and inflammation are some of the main effects from plant-based diets that are touted by mainstream medicine. To the people who would point out that mushroom-based diets are a notable exception, I would say that I agree, but with the caveat that mushrooms are not plants – they are their own separate kingdom (fungi).
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/fft2.532
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/12/241217131336.htm
“…In the first study of its kind, published in Food Frontiers, researchers from the University of Surrey found that vegetarians who consumed PBMAs had a 42% increased risk of depression compared to vegetarians who refrained from PBMAs. The study, which was led by Hana Navratilova, analysed data from the UK Biobank and found no notable differences in intake of sodium, free sugar, total sugar, or saturated fatty acids between those vegetarians who ate PBMAs and those who did not. The researchers did find, however, that those who eat PBMAs had higher blood pressure and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, a marker of inflammation, and lower levels of apolipoprotein A, a protein associated with HDL, a “good” cholesterol; PBMA consumption was, however, also linked to a reduced risk of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) by 40%.”