‘Plant-based meat’ is among those ideas, which is booming in the world as a food choice and also as a substitute to the original animal meat. Several brands market plant-based meat products as healthier and tastier than the original meat. However, keeping taste aside, are they even healthy? Fitness enthusiast and boxer Laila Ali thinks it is just a vague idea and urged people to stop eating ‘Fake meat’ on her Instagram story.

However, plant-based meat is a popular choice among vegans and vegetarians and works as a substitute for traditional meats. Not only vegans or vegetarians, but environmentalists also prefer it because it claims to be less harmful than animal meat. This is because it reportedly emits less carbon dioxide and methane. However, before we delve deeper into what Laila Ali said about this, let’s have a clear idea about what is ‘fake meat’.

What is ‘Fake Meat’ and why is it harmful to consume?

Plant fibers, pulps, gums, are the main components of plant-based meat. Artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives are used to make them taste or look like the original meat. But when it is plant-based, why is it harmful to mankind?

Plant meat products are often highly processed, with a lot of artificial chemicals and other unhealthy ingredients. These are detrimental to our health. Additionally, these products are typically not as nutrient-rich as real meat, and they may lack fiber and other essential nutrients.

Laila Ali urged her fans to “stop eating fake meat”. The video was a case study on popular plant-based company ‘Beyond Meat’ and the researcher said, ‘Listen, this isn’t a health food'”. She further added, “I think overall consumers took a closer look and said, ‘This is really processed. And there’s a lot of sodium in it. And I don’t recognize some of these ingredients.’”

However, another champion boxer, Mike Tyson was a vegan and recently quit that habit.

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Mike Tyson was a vegan for quite a long time

In Oprah Winfrey’s show, Mike Tyson previously claimed that he became vegan in 2013 when he claimed that becoming vegan gave him relief from multiple health issues including high blood pressure, and arthritis, and also claimed that he was almost dying.

However, on Joe Rogan podcast, he claimed that he quit veganism and switched to a normal diet. Upon asking the reason, Tyson said that it was due to lack of energy and protein from vegan diet.

Plant-based meat has good effects and bad effects at the same time. But no one can look down on the bad effects and only reinforce the good things. Laila Ali wanted to point it out through the video.

Anyway, do you consume plant-based meat? please let us know in the comments.

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