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Whole Foods | Plant-CentricEating to Reverse Disease Risks
How Eating Plant-Based Whole Foods HealsObservational studies and randomized trials suggest that eating plenty of whole food plants is an essential part of a healthy lifestyle.
Peer-reviewed research consistently shows that healthful plant-based dietary patterns offer the greatest protection against lifestyle-related chronic diseases (including obesity, type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, heart disease and stroke and certain cancers). Healthful plant-based eating highlights whole foods: vegetables, fruits, beans/legumes, whole grains, nuts and seeds.
❋ Choose Whole FoodsWhole and minimally-processed foods have the nutrient balance we need to thrive. Unlike ultraprocessed foods, whole foods help more than they harm.
❋ Prioritize Plants!The USDA’s My Plate guidelines suggest we make non-starchy veggies at least 50% of each meal and snack in order to get enough fiber and phytonutrients.
❋ Replace Sweetened Food/Drinks Our bodies naturally sweet foods (fruit and veggies) better than artificially sweetened ones, which overload and/or confuse our insulin balance.
❋ Eat IntuitivelyOur gut-brain-fat axis tells us when and how much to eat in order to fuel ourselves. Eating slowly and intentionally prevents us from overeating.
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