Dr. Howard Smith Oncall

Vidcast:  https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEne0YfsmK4/ Those following a vegetarian diet and regularly wolfing down plant-based foods such as burgers had a 42% higher risk of developing clinical depression.  Uk University of Surrey researchers studied 5122 subjects all of whom were vegetarians and two-thirds of whom regularly ate plant-based meat alternatives or PBMA. The fact is that these PBMAs are ultra-processed foods and their consumption is associated with higher blood pressures, increased inflammation, and reduced levels of good cholesterol. So it turns out that Impossible Burgers and Beyond Burgers may not be as healthy as claimed.  The important watchword is moderation. https://iadns.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/fft2.532 #plantbasedmeats #pbm #vegetarian #ultraprocessed