RSS
Home
Best eating food pyramid for your best health
Print
Email
RSS
Subscribe
.gif)
Welcome to the Disease Prevention book club.
Eat for Health is Dr. Joel Fuhrman's nutritional prescription for superior health. At the beginning of chapter 4, Dr. Fuhrman introduces us to a new food pyramid, one that will give us optimal health.
Dr. Fuhrman's food pyramid reflects his belief that "protective fruits, vegetables, beans, and nuts" should "be the main focus of the diet." He disagrees with health authorities who advise Americans to add more servings of fruits and vegetables to our diet. He writes, "Thinking about our diet in this fashion doesn't adequately address the problem. Instead of thinking of adding those protective fruits, vegetables, beans, and nuts to our disease-causing diet, the foods must be the main focus of the diet itself."
According to Dr. Fuhrman, the Standard American Diet (SAD) consists of 51% refined and processed foods, 42% dairy and animal products, and only 7% fruits and vegetables. A recipe for disaster.
Eating a diet that consists of mostly plant-based foods, i.e. vegetables, fruits, beans, and nuts, allows us to add a few servings of food to our diet as condiments. Occasionally, we can enjoy foods that are not plant-based and still follow a nutrient-dense, low-calorie and low-fat, disease-proofing diet.
More discussion on 'Eat for Health':
- Phytochemicals essential for immune function, disease prevention not available in supplement form
- Eating vegetables, fruits, beans, grains squeezes out harmful foods and makes them less appealing
- Best diet for keeping body healthy: very high-fiber diet of vegetables, fruits, nuts
- The common sense secret to good health: eat larger portions of high-nutrient foods
- Disease Prevention book club 'Eat for Health' starts April 20th
- 'Eat for Health' dedication and the withholding of nutrition information by the medical community
Related Articles:
Comments
