Not all plant-based foods are actually good for us, new research has found.
A recent study published in The Lancet Regional Health - Europe suggests that ultra-processed plant-based foods — including plant-based snacks, burgers and dairy-free plant-based yogurts — can increase your risk of serious health conditions like heart attacks and strokes. Researchers looked at nearly a decade’s worth of data from approximately 118,000 adults who participated in the UK Biobank, a large-scale biomedical study looking into health, genetics and lifestyle patterns. The UK Biobank’s research resource is “a major contributor to the advancement of modern medicine and treatment and has enabled several scientific discoveries that improve human health,” according to its official website.
