Raw Food Vegans Thin But Healthy, Study Finds

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Raw Food Vegans Thin But Healthy, Study Finds

 

Mon Mar 28, 5:13 PM ET

 

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who adhere strictly to raw food

vegetarian diets are thin but have surprisingly robust bones, U.S.

researchers reported on Monday.

 

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Although nutritionists and the food industry have warned that a diet

without dairy foods can lead to the bone-thinning disease

osteoporosis, the team at Washington University School of Medicine in

St. Louis found the vegans they studied had many of the signs of

strong bones.

 

" We think it's possible these people don't have increased risk of

fracture but that their low bone mass is related to the fact that they

are lighter because they take in fewer calories, " Dr. Luigi Fontana,

who led the study, said in a statement.

 

" Raw food vegetarians believe in eating only plant-derived foods that

have not been cooked, processed, or otherwise altered from their

natural state, " Fontana's team wrote in this week's issue of the

Archives of Internal medicine.

 

" Because of their low calorie and low protein intake, raw food

vegetarians have a low body mass index (BMI) and a low total body fat

content. It is well documented that a low BMI and weight loss are

strongly associated with low bone mass and increased fracture risk,

while obesity protects against osteoporosis. "

 

Fontana's team studied 18 strict raw food vegans aged 33 to 85. All

ate a diet that included unprepared foods such vegetables, fruits,

nuts, and sprouted grains. They had been on this diet for an average

of 3.6 years.

 

The team compared them to 18 more average Americans. The raw food

group had an average body mass index of 20.5, while the average group

were slightly overweight with a BMI of 25.

 

BMI is an internationally accepted measurement of height to weight,

and a BMI of 18.5 to 24 is considered the healthy range.

 

Fontana expected the vegans to have low vitamin D levels because they

avoid all animal products including dairy. But in fact their vitamin D

levels were " markedly higher " than average.

 

Vitamin D is made by the skin when the body is exposed to sunlight and

is key to keeping strong bones. It is added to milk and other foods

because it is so important.

 

" These people are clever enough to expose themselves to sunlight to

increase their concentrations of vitamin D, " Fontana said.

 

And the vegans had low levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammatory

molecule that is becoming linked with the risk of heart disease,

diabetes and other chronic disease.

 

Furthermore, they had lower levels of IGF-1, a growth factor linked to

risk of breast and prostate cancer.

 

Fontana does not advocate a raw food diet. But he said that to lower

the risk of cancer and heart disease people should eat more fruits,

vegetables and whole grains.

[Guest guest]

That's good to know. I'm not too thin, but I'm definitely thin. And

coming from the egoic SAD diet, of course, my mind fears sometimes

that I'll get to thin on this diet. But my logic knows that it

probably won't happen. But I'll weigh myself on my yearly

anniversaries of being raw just to keep track of it for a few years.

 

I'm sure the bones are stronger for someone who eats the way they

should. " Raw food vegetarians believe in eating only plant-derived

foods that

> have not been cooked, processed, or otherwise altered from their

> natural state, " That's me.

 

> Fontana does not advocate a raw food diet. But he said that to lower

> the risk of cancer and heart disease people should eat more fruits,

> vegetables and whole grains. Coward, in the face of scientific

evidence, people will still egoically cling to their meat and cooking.

 

Rich

 

www.rawfoodeaters

 

rawfood , " mypinkbow " <mypinkbow> wrote:

>

> Raw Food Vegans Thin But Healthy, Study Finds

>

> Mon Mar 28, 5:13 PM ET

>

> Add to My Health - Reuters

>

> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who adhere strictly to raw food

> vegetarian diets are thin but have surprisingly robust bones, U.S.

> researchers reported on Monday.

>

> Health

> Have questions about your health?

> Find answers here.

>

>

>

> Although nutritionists and the food industry have warned that a diet

> without dairy foods can lead to the bone-thinning disease

> osteoporosis, the team at Washington University School of Medicine

in

> St. Louis found the vegans they studied had many of the signs of

> strong bones.

>

> " We think it's possible these people don't have increased risk of

> fracture but that their low bone mass is related to the fact that

they

> are lighter because they take in fewer calories, " Dr. Luigi Fontana,

> who led the study, said in a statement.

>

> " Raw food vegetarians believe in eating only plant-derived foods

that

> have not been cooked, processed, or otherwise altered from their

> natural state, " Fontana's team wrote in this week's issue of the

> Archives of Internal medicine.

>

> " Because of their low calorie and low protein intake, raw food

> vegetarians have a low body mass index (BMI) and a low total body

fat

> content. It is well documented that a low BMI and weight loss are

> strongly associated with low bone mass and increased fracture risk,

> while obesity protects against osteoporosis. "

>

> Fontana's team studied 18 strict raw food vegans aged 33 to 85. All

> ate a diet that included unprepared foods such vegetables, fruits,

> nuts, and sprouted grains. They had been on this diet for an average

> of 3.6 years.

>

> The team compared them to 18 more average Americans. The raw food

> group had an average body mass index of 20.5, while the average

group

> were slightly overweight with a BMI of 25.

>

> BMI is an internationally accepted measurement of height to weight,

> and a BMI of 18.5 to 24 is considered the healthy range.

>

> Fontana expected the vegans to have low vitamin D levels because

they

> avoid all animal products including dairy. But in fact their

vitamin D

> levels were " markedly higher " than average.

>

> Vitamin D is made by the skin when the body is exposed to sunlight

and

> is key to keeping strong bones. It is added to milk and other foods

> because it is so important.

>

> " These people are clever enough to expose themselves to sunlight to

> increase their concentrations of vitamin D, " Fontana said.

>

> And the vegans had low levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammatory

> molecule that is becoming linked with the risk of heart disease,

> diabetes and other chronic disease.

>

> Furthermore, they had lower levels of IGF-1, a growth factor linked

to

> risk of breast and prostate cancer.

>

> Fontana does not advocate a raw food diet. But he said that to lower

> the risk of cancer and heart disease people should eat more fruits,

> vegetables and whole grains.

[Guest guest]

Hi,

 

It is my own personal belief that there is a correlation between

thinness,health and stamina. We never see a fat racehorse or greyhound.

 

I read in the recent days that the powers that be are expecting a

decrease in the lifespan of Americans due to poor diet and consequently

being overweight.

 

A further observation in OZ is that it is the short nuggety people who

are the strongest. The top sheep-shearers,wheat-lumpers, and

cane-cutters were always of that build. The tall people often were to

the fore in their very young years, it was as they aged that the

difference became very apparent, especially with regards to stamina.

 

It has been suggested that the intake of cow's milk and its products

induces the excessive growth of the long-bones of the body resulting in

the increase in height we are observing in our society and a subsequent

lessening of bone mass.

 

John

 

John L. Fielder

Osteopath & Lifestyle Consultant

Academy of Natural Living

www.iig.com.au/anl

 

 

 

mypinkbow wrote:

 

>

> Raw Food Vegans Thin But Healthy, Study Finds

>

> Mon Mar 28, 5:13 PM ET

>

> Add to My Health - Reuters

>

> WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who adhere strictly to raw food

> vegetarian diets are thin but have surprisingly robust bones, U.S.

> researchers reported on Monday.

>

> Health

> Have questions about your health?

> Find answers here.

>

>

>

> Although nutritionists and the food industry have warned that a diet

> without dairy foods can lead to the bone-thinning disease

> osteoporosis, the team at Washington University School of Medicine in

> St. Louis found the vegans they studied had many of the signs of

> strong bones.

>

> " We think it's possible these people don't have increased risk of

> fracture but that their low bone mass is related to the fact that they

> are lighter because they take in fewer calories, " Dr. Luigi Fontana,

> who led the study, said in a statement.

>

> " Raw food vegetarians believe in eating only plant-derived foods that

> have not been cooked, processed, or otherwise altered from their

> natural state, " Fontana's team wrote in this week's issue of the

> Archives of Internal medicine.

>

> " Because of their low calorie and low protein intake, raw food

> vegetarians have a low body mass index (BMI) and a low total body fat

> content. It is well documented that a low BMI and weight loss are

> strongly associated with low bone mass and increased fracture risk,

> while obesity protects against osteoporosis. "

>

> Fontana's team studied 18 strict raw food vegans aged 33 to 85. All

> ate a diet that included unprepared foods such vegetables, fruits,

> nuts, and sprouted grains. They had been on this diet for an average

> of 3.6 years.

>

> The team compared them to 18 more average Americans. The raw food

> group had an average body mass index of 20.5, while the average group

> were slightly overweight with a BMI of 25.

>

> BMI is an internationally accepted measurement of height to weight,

> and a BMI of 18.5 to 24 is considered the healthy range.

>

> Fontana expected the vegans to have low vitamin D levels because they

> avoid all animal products including dairy. But in fact their vitamin D

> levels were " markedly higher " than average.

>

> Vitamin D is made by the skin when the body is exposed to sunlight and

> is key to keeping strong bones. It is added to milk and other foods

> because it is so important.

>

> " These people are clever enough to expose themselves to sunlight to

> increase their concentrations of vitamin D, " Fontana said.

>

> And the vegans had low levels of C-reactive protein, an inflammatory

> molecule that is becoming linked with the risk of heart disease,

> diabetes and other chronic disease.

>

> Furthermore, they had lower levels of IGF-1, a growth factor linked to

> risk of breast and prostate cancer.

>

> Fontana does not advocate a raw food diet. But he said that to lower

> the risk of cancer and heart disease people should eat more fruits,

> vegetables and whole grains.

>

>

>

>

> *