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Is Beyond Meat Heart Healthy? The SWAP-MEAT Study
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Is Beyond Meat Heart Healthy? The SWAP-MEAT Study

Healthy Eating

Is Beyond Meat Heart Healthy? The SWAP-MEAT Study

There are a growing number of meat substitutes available today in grocery stores and on restaurant menus. These include Beyond Meat®, Impossible Foods™, and other store brand versions of plant-based ground beef, hamburgers and sausage. But are they heart healthy? After all, these meat substitutes are highly processed (plant-based, but NOT whole food as they [...]

Lower Your Cholesterol 30% in 30 Days with These Foods
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Lower Your Cholesterol 30% in 30 Days with These Foods

Diets, Healthy Eating

Lower Your Cholesterol 30% in 30 Days with These Foods

Eating a whole food, plant-based diet rich in certain foods can help lower your LDL cholesterol by nearly 30% in 30 days. That’s what researchers at the University of Toronto found when studying the cholesterol-lowering benefits of certain foods. Results like that are as good as a statin drug – without the possible negative side [...]