Ultra-processed plant-based food has been linked to heart disease and early death — but a simple swap could boost your health

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Plant-based foods that have been ultra-processed could increase the risk of heart problems, according to a new study.

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Beyond Meat plans to hike prices and sharply cut costs as part of a huge turnaround plan to fight slumping sales of plant-based meat

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a Beyond Meat produced, burger, meatball as well as a chicken nuggets lay on a table on November 21, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

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Expect to see retailers selling more 'green' meatballs instead of fake meat, the founders of one of the world's biggest vegan recipe channels say

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Henry Firth and Ian Theasby, of vegan brand Bosh!, pose with a selection of vegan food and drinks from Costa

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I visited Mr.Charlie's, billed as the 'Vegan McDonald's.' The Golden Arches spoof was cute, but its plant-based meals missed the mark.

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Business Insider food reporter Nancy Luna visits the Vegan McDonald's restaurant in Los Angeles dubbed Mr.Charlie's.
Business Insider food correspondent Nancy Luna visits Mr.Charlie's, a plant-based fast-food chain in California whose sandwiches look like they could be found on the menu at McDonald's.

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Beyond Meat, the poster child of plant-based meat, saw sales tank as cash-strapped shoppers turn away from expensive alternative proteins

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Beyond Meat products, including breakfast sausage, steak, chicken tenders, and beef crumbles, on a grocery store shelf on November 21, 2022 in Miami, Florida.

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Beyond Meat's newest ad targets meat industry attacks about plant-based food being ultra-processed and unhealthy

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A snapshot of Beyond Meat's latest ad.

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Beyond Burgers are popping up at Dollar Tree at $1.25 a pack, as the plant-based meat giant tries to boost sales

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Beyond Meat appears to be selling its burgers and breakfast sausages at Dollar Tree, according to videos posted by shoppers to social media.

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A mysterious website exposed Oatly conspiracies and scandals. It turns out, the company was behind it.

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Oatly's latest marketing stunt is a website called "F*ck Oatly" that dishes on the plant-based milk brand's missteps.

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I tried Subway's new plant-based teriyaki-steak sandwich. The texture was great and it cost the same as the meat version.

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Subway plant-based teriyaki steak
The Vegetarian Butcher is supplying the plant-based steak for the Subway sandwich.

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Nepo babies like Myles O'Neal and Ella Bleu Travolta do a plant-based take on their parents' "Got Milk?" ads

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Myles O'Neal holds a glass of Silk Nextmilk while sporting a milk mustache in an ad for the brand. The copy reads
Myles O'Neal holds a glass of Silk Nextmilk in an ad for the brand that mimics the "Got Milk?" campaign.

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