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plant-based meat alternative (PBMA)

Indications: - PBMAs are highly processed food products marketed to replace meat in the diet [1] Clinical significance: - some trials replacing meat with PBMAs note improvements in cardiovascular risk factors - total cholesterol in serum - serum LDL cholesterol - serum apolipoprotein B-100 - body mass index

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plant-based diet

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processed food; ultraprocessed food

References

  1. Nagra M, Tsam F, Ward S, Ur E. Animal vs Plant-Based Meat: A Hearty Debate. Can J Cardiol. 2024 Apr 10:S0828-282X(23)01882-2 PMID: 38934982 Review. https://onlinecjc.ca/article/S0828-282X(23)01882-2/fulltext