article: Plant foods to the rescue

[Guest guest]

While not promoting a completely vegan diet, this article has some

interesting information. Below are some out-takes. Follow the link

for the whole article.

 

Jeff

 

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Plant foods to the rescue

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY

Posted 8/10/2004 10:54 PM Updated 8/11/2004 1:25 AM

 

 

Humans evolved to depend on a rich diet of 800 plant foods, says

David Heber, director of the University of California-Los Angeles

Center for Human Nutrition. Today, he says, most people eat three,

and those are often french fries, ketchup and iceberg lettuce.

 

 

Scientists have identified only a handful of the thousands of

potentially beneficial plant chemicals, says Daniel Nixon, author of

The Prostate Health Program and president of the Institute for Cancer

Prevention in New York. People who would rather pop dietary

supplements instead of eating the real thing may miss out on proven

health promoters such as fiber, as well as compounds that scientists

have yet to discover, Nixon says.

 

 

Humans grew to depend on fruits, vegetables and nuts to provide these

vital defenses. That may explain why, without a rich plant diet,

people are more vulnerable to disease.

 

" Mother Nature is cleverer than all of us and has laced many of our

favorite foods with things that can be helpful, " Li says. " Ancient

cultures have long recognized that your diet can be healing, and

scientists are only now beginning to understand why. "

 

 

[Guest guest]

800 plant foods... where to get it? Can our group grow it (at least 100 plant

types)? We could buy a piece of wild land, split price between members and work

there all together on weekends.

 

Love and blessings,

viola

 

Jeff Rogers <jeff wrote:

While not promoting a completely vegan diet, this article has some

interesting information. Below are some out-takes. Follow the link

for the whole article.

 

Jeff

 

<http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2004-08-10-plant-foods_x.htm>http://www.usa\

today.com/news/health/2004-08-10-plant-foods_x.htm

 

Plant foods to the rescue

By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY

Posted 8/10/2004 10:54 PM Updated 8/11/2004 1:25 AM

 

 

Humans evolved to depend on a rich diet of 800 plant foods, says

David Heber, director of the University of California-Los Angeles

Center for Human Nutrition. Today, he says, most people eat three,

and those are often french fries, ketchup and iceberg lettuce.

 

 

Scientists have identified only a handful of the thousands of

potentially beneficial plant chemicals, says Daniel Nixon, author of

The Prostate Health Program and president of the Institute for Cancer

Prevention in New York. People who would rather pop dietary

supplements instead of eating the real thing may miss out on proven

health promoters such as fiber, as well as compounds that scientists

have yet to discover, Nixon says.

 

 

Humans grew to depend on fruits, vegetables and nuts to provide these

vital defenses. That may explain why, without a rich plant diet,

people are more vulnerable to disease.

 

" Mother Nature is cleverer than all of us and has laced many of our

favorite foods with things that can be helpful, " Li says. " Ancient

cultures have long recognized that your diet can be healing, and

scientists are only now beginning to understand why. "