Nutritarian
The Nutritarian Diet, created by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, emphasizes maximizing nutrient intake per calorie for optimal health, longevity, and weight loss. The diet promotes consuming vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, and seeds while avoiding processed, high-sodium, sugary foods, animal products, and refined grains. Similar to Vegan, Vegetarian, and Mediterranean diets but unique in its nutrient-to-calorie food scoring, it aims for not just weight loss, but superior health and disease prevention.
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Nutritarian Diet
The Nutritarian Diet, developed by Dr. Joel Fuhrman, is based on the principle of maximizing nutrient intake per calorie consumed. Adherents of this diet believe that by eating highly nutritious, low-calorie foods, they can achieve optimal health, longevity, and weight loss.
Followers of the Nutritarian Diet consume a large amount of vegetables, fruits, beans, lentils, whole grains, nuts, and seeds. They avoid processed foods, sugars, and high-sodium foods, as well as animal products and refined grains, which they believe offer fewer nutrients for their caloric value.
The Nutritarian Diet shares similarities with Vegan and Vegetarian diets, given its emphasis on plant foods, but differs in its unique scoring system, which ranks foods based on their nutrient-to-calorie ratio. It also shares traits with the Mediterranean Diet in its emphasis on nutrient-rich, whole foods, though it takes a more rigorous stance on avoiding animal products and processed foods.
Adherents of the Nutritarian Diet believe that by consuming nutrient-dense foods, they can curb cravings and avoid diseases related to diet and lifestyle. The goal is not just weight loss, but also achieving superior health and disease prevention.