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Whole Foods CEO Says Plant-Based Fake Meat Is Bad For Your Health (But Good For Environment)

Ashe Schow
Whole Foods CEO Says Plant-Based Fake Meat Is Bad For Your Health (But Good For Environment)
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The media may have fallen in love with plant-based fake meat like Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods (who produce the Beyond Burger and Impossible Burger, respectively), but one high-profile super vegan doesn’t think the “meat” is good for anyone’s health.

John Mackey, co-founder and CEO of Whole Foods, recently told CNBC that while the plant-based meat is better for the environment, and is more ethical than eating animals, it is made from processed ingredients that aren’t healthier than actual meat.

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