Within that healthy market basket will be mostly plant based foods. That means plenty of vegetables, but not potatoes, and plenty of fruit, but not fruit juices. It's aiming for the more-intact, less-processed fruits and vegetables and for whole grains as opposed to refined grains. Those factors have an enormous influence.
And I should add healthy protein sources, which means a combination of plant-based foods like legumes and nuts and a modest amount of poultry, fish, and dairy. It's not necessary to be a vegan, but to move in the direction of plant-based choices.
Q: Is any plant-based diet good?
A: No. Just aiming for a plant-based diet alone doesn't cut it. If your plant based diet is high in refined starch and sugar, that could be the worst possible diet.
Walter Willett is chair of the Dept. of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. He has published over 1,400 scientific articles on diet and disease. Excerpt from Nutrition Action Healthletter
And I should add healthy protein sources, which means a combination of plant-based foods like legumes and nuts and a modest amount of poultry, fish, and dairy. It's not necessary to be a vegan, but to move in the direction of plant-based choices.
Q: Is any plant-based diet good?
A: No. Just aiming for a plant-based diet alone doesn't cut it. If your plant based diet is high in refined starch and sugar, that could be the worst possible diet.
Walter Willett is chair of the Dept. of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health and professor of medicine at the Harvard Medical School. He has published over 1,400 scientific articles on diet and disease. Excerpt from Nutrition Action Healthletter
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