Day 25: Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition

I started to read this nutrition book, Whole written by T. Colin Campbell, PHD. He previously wrote the best selling book, The China Study.

Here are some important points that I captured.

1. Nutrition is the MASTER KEY to human health.

2. What most of us think as proper nutrition, isn't.

3. Our food choices can be far more effective shields against disease than the pills Doctor's prescribe.

4. Whole food, plant based food (WFPB)

5. Most people still don't know that the key to health and longevity is in our hands.
The choice is ours.
Choose wisely for my own health.
For the next generations and for the entire planet.

6. It is never too late to start eating well.
A good diet can reverse many of health conditions such as cancer, heart diseases, type 2 diabetes, stroke, macular degeneration, migraines, erectile dysfunction and arthritis.
In short, Change the way you eat and you can transform your health for the better.

7. For some reason, "Health food" has a reputation for being tasteless and joyless. Fortunately, it is not the case.

8. Eat variety of vegetables, fruits, raw nuts and seeds, beans and Legumes and whole grains.
Avoid heavily processed foods and animal products.
Stay away from added salt, oil and sugar.
Aim to get 80% of your calories from carbohydrates, 10% from fat and 10% from protein.

9. Ideal Human Diet Whole food, plant-based diet (WFPB)
i) Vegetarians
They still consume dairy, eggs, too much oil, refined carbohydrates and processed foods.

ii) Vegans
They elimate all animal-based food, but they continue to consume added fat (including all cooking oils), refined carbohydrates and processed foods.

WFPB has remarkable health effects of this diet in reference to scientific evidence.