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Plant-based diets, inclusive of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, have been found to reduce the risk
of cardiovascular disease, improve the metabolic profile, and produce favorable gene expression.
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Plant-based diets, inclusive of whole grains, fruits, and vegetables, have been found to reduce the risk
of cardiovascular disease, improve the metabolic profile, and produce favorable gene expression.
TRUE
Flax may average a hundred times more lignans than other foods, with very powerful
anticancer lignan compounds.
TRUE
A serving is defined as ¼ cup of hummus or bean dip, ½ cup of cooked beans, split peas, lentils,
tofu, or tempeh, or a full cup of fresh peas or sprouted lentils.
TRUE
Daily consumption of legumes (beans, split peas, chickpeas, and lentils) is found to be perhaps the
most important dietary predictor of survival in older people in countries around the world.
TRUE
There is ever-growing evidence that legumes (beans, split peas, chickpeas, and lentils) are good for
us, associated with a longer lifespan, a significantly lower risk of colorectal cancer.
TRUE
Science has demonstrated that all whole plant foods are associated with decreased mortality,
meaning the more of them people ate, the longer people tended to live. And this includes lectinfilled foods, such as whole grains and beans.
TRUE
Beta carotene is like a proxy for healthy fruit and vegetable intake. The way you get high levels
in your blood is you eat lots of healthy foods, like greens and sweet potatoes.
TRUE
"Poor diet" is on par with cigarette smoking as the most common actual cause of death, yet the
medical profession is "inadequately" trained in nutrition. Worse, nutrition education (in medical
school) appears to be in decline.
TRUE
Individuals who took just about ½ teaspoon of Amla powder a day (dried Indian gooseberries, a
powdered fruit) showed a 35-45% drop in total cholesterol in three weeks.
TRUE
Phytochemicals may be guardians of our health, with the safety of consuming concentrated extracts
that provide protective benefits superior to whole foods.
FALSE