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| 75 Healthiest Foods on the Planet Infographic from Nutrition Realm |
This infographic from Nutrition Realm lists 75 of the healthiest foods on the planet. To read the accompanying article and for more information on nutrition, food, diets, health and fitness, please visit
The Awesome Benefits of Eating Healthy Foods Updated - Nutrition Realm.
Notably, the dairy and meat categories have been omitted from the list.
Nuts and seeds are also missing from the list.
Some of the other foods listed are also controversial, depending on which health expert you listen to and believe and/or which diet dogma you ascribe to:
🔹 Starchy vegetables like sweet potatoes, peas, squash, yams and carrots
🔹 Soybeans, tofu, miso, soy milk and other soy products
🔹 Fruits, especially sweet fruits
🔹 Fruit smoothies, orange juice and other fruit juices
Healthy vs. Unhealthy Foods
There is a lot of disagreement and confusion about which foods are healthy and which foods are not healthy.
Here is the thing. Certain foods, like junk, processed and prepared foods are unhealthy. That's something that anyone with a little knowledge of human health and nutrition can agree on.
As to the different groups of unprocessed, whole foods, or certain foods within each food group - well that just depends. Many factors come into play. For example, your genetics, your healthy history and your current health status, how the food was grown or raised, and how the food is prepared.
Scientific Research
There is strong scientific evidence that certain foods may promote health and reduce the risk for premature aging, some cancers and various medical conditions and chronic diseases. There is also a decent amount of available research relating to foods that may promote overweight, obesity and increase the risk for certain diseases. Unfortunately, many health "gurus" cherry pick the research and tell you only about the studies that support their agenda.
What You Can Do
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| How Not to Die by Michael Greger, MD |
One of the better books recently written on the subject of how various foods affect our health is How Not to Die by Dr. Michael Greger MD. Dr. Greger is an internationally-renowned physician, nutrition expert and the founder of NutritionFacts.org.
In How Not to Die, Dr. Greger explains the latest scientific evidence relating to diet and causes of disease-related death in simple, easy-to-understand language.
The book includes 134 pages of citations and references to scientific studies.
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