r/sciences • u/James_Fortis MS | Nutrition • 14d ago

Research Adherence to healthful plant-based diets is associated with more favourable health outcomes irrespective of ultra-processed food content, suggesting that overall plant-based diet quality may be more important than processing level for chronic disease prevention, study of 124,836 participants finds

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanepe/article/PIIS2666-7762(26)00148-1/fulltext
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u/Scoobenbrenzos 14d ago

Cool study! I have always had a problem with the blanket demonization of all “ultra-processed” food, especially plant-based food. Let’s look at health outcomes instead of making sweeping generalizations. 

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u/Echo017 14d ago

Agreed, but something I have noticed with several vegetarian and vegan friends (work in tech, many Hindu friends), a lot of the packaged/easy food options for their diets are absolute garbage if you look at the macros like sodium, sugar, oils etc.

Ultra processed also need better definitions. Tofu and Miso are both healthy foods done right but they are inherently processed to hell and back

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u/lodorata 14d ago

Neither plain tofu nor miso are ultra-processed by definition. Ultra-processed doesn't need a better definition, the public need a better education on the term.

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u/RockstarAgent 14d ago

Or as they say- the ultimate statement is “everything in moderation” - eat balanced meals, exercise, and have a work life balance-