Replacing animal meat with plant-based alternatives is healthier for your heart [Video]

Replacing animal meat with plant-based alternatives could be better for your heart, a group of Canadian researchers said in a review article published on Tuesday.

On average, plant-based meat alternatives tend to have more heart-healthy nutritional profiles than animal meat, with the exception of high sodium in some products, the authors wrote in the review article published in the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

Even plant-based meat alternatives that were high in sodium did not appear to raise one’s blood pressure, the article said. There’s also no evidence that suggests the higher processing needed to produce plant-based meat alternatives negates the heart-health benefits.

Some of the meat alternative products have even been shown to improve some cardiovascular risk factors, like cholesterol levels, the article said.

Plant-based meat alternatives are typically made with protein derivatives from soy, peas, wheat and fungi, and have become increasingly popular as many people have altered their …