Higher nutrient density diets are better, but if you're taking a multivitamin - multimineral it's not a big deal.
So,
the high nutrient density diet worked even without significant weight loss.
However, the magnitude of the effect they found indicates that
a high nutrient density diet can be very effective for some people.
I'm also a Vegan since about 1994, and I work at training people on
the High Nutrient Density diet that Dr. Fuhrman has designed, and I give my patients a copy of his book Eat To Live at their first visit, and constantly try to help them with «course corrections» to get progressively onto healthier and healthier version of his diet.
Controlling hunger is key to successful weight loss in the long term, so making the switch to
a high nutrient density diet is one of the best steps forward towards achieving that goal.
Just make sure you eat
a high nutrient density diet, and the phytic acid won't be a significant problem and may be of benefit.
Not exact matches
The Ketogenic Edge Cookbook is the book that we keep as a kitchen resource, recommend for clients, and are happy to provide to others interested in maximizing the
nutrient density in their daily
diet and want to learn how to source and use the
highest quality food possible.
But you must realize that yes, the aerobics will let you have a
high density /
high nutrient / calorie
diet but it also is an additional form of stress on the body that can catabolize muscle if overdone.
The factors that discourage calorie intake and promote satiety ought to function quite well in environments that encourage the consumption of
diets high in
nutrient density and low in calorie
density.
When Dr. Price analyzed the
nutrient density of the traditional
diets versus the modern
diets, he found that the traditional
diets were
higher in key
nutrients, especially the fat - soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K2.
I was a vegetarian for 5 years (I am a nutritionist so it was a
high nutrient density balanced vegetarian
diet) and my HDL was low (20's) and LDL borderline.
Some important studies include: • Beneficial effects of a
high carbohydrate,
high fiber
diet on hyperglycemic diabetic men (1976) • Response of non-insulin-dependent diabetic patients to an intensive program of
diet and exercise (1982) •
Diet and exercise in the treatment of NIDDM: The need for early emphasis (1994) • Toward improved management of NIDDM: A randomized, controlled, pilot intervention using a low fat, vegetarian
diet (1999) • The effects of a low - fat, plant - based dietary intervention on body weight, metabolism, and insulin sensitivity (2005) • A low - fat vegan
diet improves glycemic control and cardiovascular risk factors in a randomized clinical trial in individuals with type 2 diabetes (2006) • A low - fat vegan
diet and a conventional diabetes
diet in the treatment of type 2 diabetes: a randomized, controlled, 74 - wk clinical trial (2009) • Vegetarian
diet improves insulin resistance and oxidative stress markers more than conventional
diet in subjects with Type 2 diabetes (2011) • Glycemic and cardiovascular parameters improved in type 2 diabetes with the
high nutrient density (HND)
diet (2012)
The fact is, you don't need supplements as long as you eat a well rounded
diet full of unprocessed whole natural foods, lots of variety,
high nutrient density... lots of fruits, veggies, whole unrefined grains, eggs, beans, nuts, seeds, organic meats, fish, etc, etc..
In the first post in this series, I critiqued the «naked ape hypothesis of optimal serum 25 (OH) D,» which I believe influences many researchers to interpret uncertainties in the scientific literature in a way that is biased towards recommendations for
high intakes of vitamin D that could be harmful to some people, especially without appropriate attention to the
nutrient density and balance of the
diet, and to the overall context of a healthy
diet and lifestyle.
The second is that a plant - strong low -
density high -
nutrient diet isn't «sexy», it doesn't have the razzle - dazzle attraction of exotic - or scientific - sounding weight loss products.
The reduced hunger and
high -
nutrient density of the foods eaten on a Ketogenic
diet often lend well to practicing intermittent fasting.
Make sure that the
diet you are offering is complete, balanced, digestible and with a
high nutrient density.