many vegan food substitutes are heavily processed: it is generally accepted that processed foods are not good for health.
Absolutely this - especially where the ingredients use stuff like Palm Oil which is a real environmental problem. I suspect there are a fair few 'fad vegans' who are eating some pretty dodgy food.
Much better in my view to consume decent organic eggs, milk, butter, and cheese - not so much because of the lack of chemicals but because the standards of welfare are so much higher.
