Vegan and vegetarian meat substitutes could pose health risks

I think many miss that these aren't health foods. A Beyond burger doesn't become healthier than a beef burger just because there's no beef- it's still a burger. It's salt and fat. The point of these products is to fulfill a demand for veg/vegan junk food, not to make fast food healthier.

'processed foods' is such an empty term, that can mean anything. If they want to say too many sugars or salts, they should just say it. 'Processing' can even mean seasoning. Smh.

The article warns that the products contain salt, fat, and sugar.

Sugar is undoubtedly a health risk but salt and fat aren’t necessarily bad for you. I think the medical consensus on recommended salt levels is still subject to debate.

Many of these substitute foods probably are “ultraprocessed” and may be of questionable value to health, though. When it comes to a plant-based burger, personally I pick something like a lentil/quinoa/barley burger over one that tries to pretend to be meat.