{"id":18163,"date":"2022-02-08T17:33:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carnisostenibili.it\/?p=18163"},"modified":"2022-02-08T17:33:00","modified_gmt":"2022-02-08T15:33:00","slug":"who-plant-based-meat-substitutes-not-suitable-for-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carnisostenibili.it\/en\/who-plant-based-meat-substitutes-not-suitable-for-health\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO: Plant-based meat substitutes not suitable for health"},"content":{"rendered":"

The WHO warns: attention to “plant-based” foods and their negative impact on health, sustainability and the environment.<\/em><\/p>\n

Plant-based <\/strong>food is not better than meat<\/strong>. The warning recently published in a paper comes from the WHO<\/strong>: “Plant-based diets and their impact on health, sustainability and the environment<\/a>“. The fact sheet on the impact of plant-based diets on health, sustainability and the environment spotlight plant-based substitutes of meat and milk<\/strong>, highlighting that they are not better for health<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

According to the WHO\/Europe<\/strong> document, these plant-based<\/strong> substitutes are ultra-processed foods<\/strong>. This means that they have a high energy density, a high content of sodium, saturated fats and simple sugars, and at the same time poor in fiber, vitamins and essential minerals. In short, a combination that is harmful to health<\/strong>, which has nothing to do with the nutritional value<\/strong> of natural animal source foods that they claim to replace. They are not equivalent even if they call themselves “meat analogues<\/strong>” or “milk substitutes”.<\/p>\n

In the press release<\/a>, WHO\/Europe notes that “research<\/strong> has shown that frequent consumption of these ultra-processed foods<\/strong><\/a> has negative health impacts, including overweight<\/strong>, obesity, cardiovascular disease, metabolic heart risks, type 2 diabetes<\/strong> and cancer<\/strong>. The situation is worrying as consumers are led to believe that these products are healthy<\/strong> because they are plant-based<\/strong>, while in reality, they are not”.<\/p>\nAccording to the #WHO\/Europe, #PlantBased #Meat and #Milk substitutes are #UltraProcessedFoods. They harm #Health, having nothing to do with the #NutritionalValue of the #NaturalFood they claim to replace. <\/a><\/span>Share on X<\/a><\/span>\n

As Dr. Kremlin Wickramasinghe<\/strong>, head of the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, explains: “Plant diets<\/strong> can be very different from one another and should not automatically be considered healthy. Major blind spots remain when it comes to the nutritional composition<\/strong> of these products and how they contribute to dietary quality and diversity. This lack of information prevents governments from forming effective policy guidance<\/strong>, with potentially negative consequences for population health<\/strong>“.<\/p>\n

For this reason, the WHO\/Europe recommends carrying out studies based on real-world dietary patterns<\/strong> to deliver a clear and coherent message<\/strong>. Therefore, it is necessary to analyse the nutritional content<\/strong> of plant-based substitutes of meat and milk and compare them with their animal-source<\/strong> equivalents. “This will help to have the required knowledge and transmit clear and evidence-based information<\/strong>,” concludes the WHO: “It will help build a strong and effective food policy<\/strong> to guide industry and consumers and assist policy-makers in developing evidence-based dietary guidelines<\/strong>. This is crucial when it comes to good health<\/strong>.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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