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December 05, 2025 | Source: Study Finds | by StudyFinds Analysis
Heart-healthy eating isn’t as simple as avoiding meat; even ‘nutritional’ ultra-processed plant-based foods didn’t provide cardiovascular protection.
In A Nutshell
- A nine-year French study tracking over 63,000 adults found that ultra-processed plant-based foods offered essentially zero cardiovascular protection, even when nutritionally balanced.
- People eating the most unhealthy, ultra-processed plant foods faced a 46% higher risk of coronary heart disease compared to those eating the least, while those consuming healthy, minimally processed plant foods saw a 44% lower risk.
- Industrial processing appears to cancel out the heart benefits that plant foods normally provide, with additives, degraded fiber, and altered food structure potentially negating nutritional advantages.
- The research emphasizes that three factors matter for heart health: whether foods are plant-based or animal-based, their nutritional quality, and critically, how much they’ve been industrially processed.
Shoppers loading their carts with plant-based burgers, protein-packed meat alternatives, and other processed foods marketed as healthier options might want to reconsider. A French study reveals that ultra-processed plant-based products showed no detectable heart protection, even when they contained nutritionally healthy ingredients.
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