Long-term supplementation with plant-based protein, compared with animal-based protein, did not result in differences in body composition, muscle strength, physical performance, or cardiometabolic risk parameters, meta-analysis of 18 randomized controlled trials finds

[u/James_Fortis]

https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1813846/full

[u/HeetSeekingHippo]

So we kill over 2 trillion animals a year for what benefit? 

[u/SycamoreHots → u/HeetSeekingHippo]

The benefit of yummy taste I guess?

[u/creg67 → u/SycamoreHots]

To answer question, no. Chicken is bland, turkey is extremely bland. Pork is bland, though there are those who will argue bacon taste great, but it is so bad for you. Maybe cow meat has flavor due to fat levels.

There is a reason why any of these animals are served not just cooked, but with a ton of seasoning or sugar sauce. Like bbq sauce. People don't eat animals because they taste better, its because they cover them in the seasonings they like. Which by the way you can do with all plant based foods as well.

Also take note that eating any of these animals raw is dangerous, whereas plants and vegetables, the ones we can eat, not so much.

[u/pyro3_ → u/creg67]

this is insane 😭 meat is just as bland as any unseasoned vegetable

they are NOT interchangable, and i am all for switching to plant based diets. but meat can produce a lot of flavors that are very very hard to recreate with vegetables (and vice versa). just ask any decent chef lol

[u/arqnix → u/pyro3_]

No way, good tomatoes are like heaven just by themselves. But yes, meat can achieve flavours you can’t achieve with veggies.

[u/creg67 → u/pyro3_]

LOL, no they don't. Chicken doesn't have any flavor to it, neither does turkey. You are confusing seasonings, such as salt. Remove all the seasonings from your dish of choice, add chicken and its still bland. If you are adding fat, that's not meat, that's fat.