
Plant based promises, diet and health
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The Benefits of a Flexitarian Diet
The risks and the benefit are relatively linear. Lots of people adopting a flexitarian diet is going to give us a bigger population impact than a very small number of people deciding to become vegan. Over the last three episodes, i've looked at types of plant base products available in super markets and restaurants to day. The plant alternatives can be considered a transition food to helping people change their diets. But they are highly processed, so can be highin fat, sugar and salt,. may or may not be healthier than the animal alternatives. They are also, for the moment, mainly more expensive. You can, of course, eat more vegetables, beans and pulses. This might mean learning to cook new
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