These plant-based foods are bad for your health

Even if an ultra-processed food is made from a plant source, it is still bad for your health. — AFP

From heart health to cancer, weight management, and even the environment, the vegan diet seems to tick all the right boxes – on paper at least.

However, plant-based ultra-processed foods, such as packaged bread products, cookies, margarine, potato chips and certain beverages, appear to be an exception as these foods could actually be harmful to health, especially the heart.