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by subculture 2474 days ago
WHO has details [1] about the carcinogenic impacts of animal meat consumption. There's nothing of that sort for any plant-based burgers. The arguments in these types of articles seem to ignore what I think are more serious health risks from animal proteins.

And animals don't subsist on air. In terms of 'processed', the types of nutrients fed to factory-farmed animals are terrible, including massive amounts of antibiotics. Cows are regularly fed the cheapest carbs available, including Skittles [2]

[1] https://www.who.int/features/qa/cancer-red-meat/en/

[2] https://www.cnn.com/2017/01/19/health/spilled-skittles-road-...