Not exact matches
Adherence to the three dietary patterns of
Western, Prudent, and Mediterranean, which characterize the dietary habits of the Spanish population, was evaluated, The
Western pattern includes consumption of large amounts of fatty dairy products,
refined grains, processed meat, caloric beverages, sweets, fast
food, and sauces.
These include
foods found in a
Western - style diet, especially high - fat dairy products (whole milk, high - fat cheeses and ice cream), processed meats (bacon, ham and salami) and
refined grains (white bread, pasta and white rice).
«I stay away from packaged
foods and particularly avoid ingredients that promote inflammation in the body, such as gluten,
refined sugar and polyunsaturated seed oils such as canola oil (because they are high in omega - 6 fatty acids, which we have too much of in our
Western diet).
The overuse of drugs, especially when it is coupled with the consumption of a
western diet (low in fruits and vegetables and high in sugar, salt,
refined grains, alcohol and ultra-processed
foods that combine sugar, fat, flour, salt and various additives, especially emulsifiers), can change the delicate and complex balance of our gut's ecosystem, leading to intestinal dysbiosis and increased intestinal permeability, both of which are believed to play an important role in the development and exacerbation of various chronic degenerative diseases.
The real story behind the modern epidemic of excess flab on our bodies comes from consuming so many processed and
refined foods — they are EVERYWHERE in today's modern
Western diet, and they dull the body's natural feedback loop that tells us when we're full.
In
Western countries, people are likely to eat more
refined carbs, oils and other processed
foods which are just as unhealthy as cholesterol containing
foods.
This often revolves, reminding people that fueling for your sport with real
food is very different from indulging in highly
refined Western diet.
Western refined, processed
food have a very high GI and GL, whereas whole
foods tend to have a very low GL.
This is completely unlike the average
Western diet, which is full of junk
food, sugar, and endless amounts of
refined bread and pasta.
Western diets typically consist of
refined sugars, highly processed meat, and high fat
foods.
In this 2010 study (1) in The American Journal of Psychiatry, lead author Dr. Jacka, found that a «
western» diet of processed or fried
foods,
refined grains, sugary products, and beer was associated with a higher risk of anxiety and depression in women.
In an article on the Africans of Zimbabwe, author Dr. Michael Gelfand reports that by 1980
western foods such as white bread,
refined sugar, jam and tea had become popular.6 These were usually eaten between the main meals, which still consisted of native
foods including stiff maize porridge, vegetable relish and some meat or fowl.
-- The typical
western diet of
refined foods, meat, dairy products, eggs, sugar, alcohol and coffee does not adequately supply our vitamin and mineral needs.
The
western lifestyle, characterized by lack of exercise and a diet rich in
refined foods, is the most likely culprit6.
Wild or uncultivated plants provide about four times the fiber of commercial plants (13.3 grams of fiber per 100 grams versus 4.2 grams of fiber per 100 grams, respectively).4 Certainly, there are some benefits to switching from a standard
Western diet to a paleo - type diet — highly processed
foods,
refined carbohydrates, fried
foods, and fast
foods are eliminated, and fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, and seeds are encouraged.
The diet of the rural Chinese in the study consists of mainly plant - based, low - fat, whole
foods with some fish, while our
Western diet is high in animal - based
foods, including milk and dairy,
refined carbohydrates, sugar, salt, and saturated fats.
Studies like this are becoming more and more common and are showing that the
western way of eating —
foods high in
refined carbohydrates and damaged fats — are not only damaging to our health, but also prevents weight loss.
This loss has constrained access to nutritious and fresh sources of
food, resulting in poor health and the replacement of healthy traditional
foods with
western - style
foods that are energy - dense and brimming with ingredients such as
refined sugar, salt and fat.