Not exact matches
They emphasize the
benefits of dietary patterns based on a variety of natural or minimally
processed foods, mostly
plants, and freshly prepared meals eaten in company, for health, well - being and all relevant aspects of sustainability, as well as the multiple negative effects of ready - to - consume ultra-
processed food and drink products.
These studies found that anthocyanins (the
plant pigments that give strawberries their colour and health
benefits) are undetectable in commercially prepared baby
food and that anthocyanins are only present in fresh or frozen strawberries — not
processed ones!
And while eating a diet full of
plant - based and minimally
processed foods provides you with chromium and ensures proper absorption of this mineral, there are some people who may
benefit from extra supplementation.
«A shift to a dietary pattern higher in healthful
plant - based
foods, such as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, nuts, and seeds, and lower in animal - based
foods, especially red and
processed meats, can confer substantial health
benefits in reducing risk of type 2 diabetes,» said Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology at Harvard Chan School and senior author of the study.
Obviously the modern «fast
food» diet is (generally speaking) highly
processed and laden with toxic chemicals so any
plant - based supplement is going likely to have some
benefit.
Moving towards more of a
plant based diet will aid weight loss,
benefit both those with diabetes and hypoglycemia by reducing the «total glycemic load» of your meal, reduces pain and inflammation, slows the aging
process, reduces the toxic burden placed on your liver by eating high on the
food chain, and saves the planet by eating less meat.
The nutritional
benefits for acne can be obtained from a myriad of other
plant foods like apples, sweet potatoes, or watermelons, none of which confuse your body in the
process.
It spotlights the
benefits of a whole
food diet (nothing
processed or refined) limited to
plant products (no meat, fish, poultry, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, or gelatin) and with negligible fat (no oils, including olive oil and nuts).
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.