What is a Fruit and Vegetable Diet?A fruit and vegetable diet is also called a "Raw Food Diet". It is a diet consisting of fruits, veggies and some nuts, seeds and sprouts. A raw food diet is a lifestyle a way of eating that many people choose nowadays. It is all about maintaining a maximum level of health and feeling great. Studies have shown that raw foodists are healthier than their cooked food friends. And what is a raw vegetable diet? If someone says "raw vegetable diet" they probably mean a raw vegetarian diet. Because those who eat only raw food, don’t eat only vegetables. Vegetables are great, but so are fruits and nuts and seeds. When you eat raw, bananas are your new "bread". Avocados and olive oil your new butter!
A research group led by Luigi Fontana M.D, Ph.D., at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, has found that although raw foodists have low bone mass, their bones have normal bone turnover rates. They also found that people who eat raw have less inflammation in the body as those eating a regular diet. Another interesting observation was that those who eat raw have lower levels of a growth factor called IGF-1. High levels of this growth factor have been linked to a higher risk of breast and prostate cancer. Click here to go from Fruit and Vegetable Diet to the Home Page - Nutrition Facts
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