Choose a Healthful Plant-Based Diet
Today, many people are following plant-based
diets. These diets appear to be beneficial in
combating many chronic diseases, including
obesity, high blood pressure, and chronic kidney
disease. One study has indicated that a
plant-based diet is effective in lowering the risk
for coronary heart disease (CHD). However,
plant-based diets are most beneficial when the
diet is a healthful plant-based diet.
So, first of all, what exactly is a plant-based
diet? Depending on who you talk to, a plant-based
diet can be anything from a semi-vegetarian diet,
consisting of very small portions of animal
products, to a vegan diet, consisting of
absolutely no animal products. At any rate,
compared to diets that include a goodly number of
animal products, healthful plant-based diets
appear to be significantly helpful in lowering
CHD.
So, what is a healthful plant-based diet? Well, a
healthful plant-based diet is a diet that is a
diet focused on the consumption of foods such as
fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts legumes and
oils. A less healthful plant-based diet, for
example, is a diet involving the large consumption
of juices, refined grains and french fries.
To determine how a healthful plant-based diet can
prevent CHD, in one study,
researchers followed over 200,000 participants who
had no CHD, stroke or coronary artery surgery. The
participants were free of most cancers. The
participants were asked to fill out a
"questionnaire every 2 years on lifestyle, health
behaviors, and mental health ... "
The researchers concluded that individuals that
followed a diet, built around healthful plant
foods, had a lower risk of CHD than those
individuals that followed a diet containing less
healthful plant foods.
Indeed, there are indications that the use of a
healthful plant-based diet can improve health, in
general, and CHD risk factors in particular. The
evidence creates an opportunity for cardiologists
and other healthcare providers. Therefore,
health coaches and healthcare providers should learn more about
healthful plant-based diets and how to counsel
patients on the benefits that can be gained from
the diets.
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6:55 AM
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