The present study is the first to evaluate … a comprehensive lifestyle intervention that included a low-fat, whole-foods, plant-based diet, exercise, stress management, and group support meetings …. At 3 months, significant changes in diet with a reduction in calories, protein, fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and so-dium intake and an increase in carbohydrates, fiber, vitamin A, vitamin C, calcium, and iron were observed
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Peryt et al. (1992) Mechanism of antimutagenicity of wheat sprout extracts
in this paper we have demonstrated that wheat sprout extract, which has been shown to be antimutagenic towards benzo[a]pyrene (BP) …. The strong inhibition of BP mutagenicity and BP metabolism with non-chlorophyllic wheat sprout extract suggests that chlorophyll is not the main compound responsible for the antimutagenic activity of wheat sprout extract …. suggests that antimutagenic compound(s) contained in the wheat sprout extract belong(s) to this family of flavonoids
Mozaffarian et al. (2010) Dietary guidelines in the 21st century–A time for food
translation of nutrient-based targets to the public has proven difficult. Few individuals can accurately gauge daily consumption of calories, fats, cholesterol, fiber, or salt … a focus on foods increases the likelihood of consuming more healthy nutrients and fewer calories and decreasing chronic disease risk, whereas the opposite has arguably occurred through decades of nutrient-focused guidelines … nutrient targets should largely be replaced by food-based targets
