I assume lab grown beef would be just as unhealthy as natural red meat?
I initially became vegan for the health benefits (which are real, my cholesterol numbers have turned around dramatically), and later came to appreciate the ethical and global warming benefits of veganism. Lab grown meat would seem to keep those ethical and climate benefits, but I wonder about the health impact of lab grown beef compared to popular meat analogs like Impossible or Beyond beef.
Ethics and environment aside, I'd personally I'd like to see "the health impact of lab grown beef compared to popular meat analogs like Impossible or Beyond beef" compared to eating straight up actual beef. This seems to be altogether missing from the equation.
I'm not convinced Beyond Meat and its competitors are healthier at all, and the ingredients list makes me think some aspects of it would have a significant negative impact on health. Maybe impacting different health aspects, but an impact just the same.
I've always said you don't eat a burger for its health benefits, but the folks who make the vegan analogs seem to keep this entirely out of the picture.
[Ultimately, arguments against cultured meat could hamper the progress of animal liberation. Vegans should not permit this]
Get fucked Wired. Dude is 24 years old and is telling me exactly what the nascent industry wants. There's plenty of reasons to dislike meat even if it was excess that grows on cows and has to be plucked for their benefit.
If they nail this technology and can produce it in a sustainable way, I don’t see why meat eaters wouldn’t flock to it. Imagine being able to just grow A5 Wagyu and get it right every single time (or whatever prime cut you prefer).
I initially became vegan for the health benefits (which are real, my cholesterol numbers have turned around dramatically), and later came to appreciate the ethical and global warming benefits of veganism. Lab grown meat would seem to keep those ethical and climate benefits, but I wonder about the health impact of lab grown beef compared to popular meat analogs like Impossible or Beyond beef.