Nutrition Alert: Why Whole Foods Are So Important And How To Eat More Of Them

TORRANCE, Calif. - Aug. 19, 2014 - PRLog -- A funny thing happened on the way to the supermarket . . . Manufacturers removed the nourishing things in food, leaving the shelves filled with food that’s empty of nutrition.

Consequently, despite being a wealthy nation, most Americans are literally starving. Despite the fact Americans’ waistlines are growing, their nutrition has declined.

As whole food nutritionists and researchers, Sally Fallon and Mary Enig, Ph D, explain in the beginning of their cookbook, Nourishing Traditions, “In no period of our history as a nation have Americans been so concerned about the subject of diet and nutrition. Yet . . . in no period of our history as a nation have Americans eaten so poorly.”

“This paradox revolves around whole foods,” explains nutritionist Dr. David Nelson. “Ironically enough, historically people gave up whole foods as they gained wealth. Whole, unprocessed foods were associated with poverty while refined foods were associated with privilege. However, now we’re learning that we got the raw end of the deal when we traded in whole foods for refined ones. We literally gave away the gold in food. Because when we gave up these ‘primitive’ forms of food, we gave up scores of nutrients we needed to thrive.”

What is whole food? Whole food is food that is minimally processed or refined. It has most of its edible parts intact. Whole foods include molasses or Rapidura sugar as opposed to white sugar . . . whole wheat flour instead of white flour . . . brown, black or rose rice instead of white rice.

When foods are refined, it usually means the more complex-tasting, sometimes harder to digest but nutritionally rich parts of the food have been removed. With grains like rice and wheat, it means removing the outer bran and germ. These parts of the grains give us vitamin E, healthy fats and protein. When removed, as much as 25% of the grain’s protein is lost along with at least 17 nutrients, according to the Whole Grain Council.

And while usually people think of whole foods with regards to grains, it happens throughout the food system.

Sugar processors bleach off the iron in dehydrated cane sugar and molasses.

With fruits, people often settle for only the sugary juice, removing the fiber-rich pulp. Additionally, many fruit juices are pasteurized at high heats, stealing even more of the nutrients from fruits.

With seemingly wholesome vegetables, people peel off edible skins that are loaded with nutrients. For example, most of potato’s nutrition – such as vitamin C and protein – is found in the skin.

Even nutritional supplements can be whole food supplements when minimally processed to retain most of the food they are source from. For example, the supplement, Sun Chlorella, is a whole food supplement. While Sun Chlorella pulverizes the chlorella algae’s cell walls to increase its bioavailability, Sun Chlorella still leaves the fibrous cell wall fragments in the product.

“Now obviously, many foods, like chlorella, we can’t eat without any processing,” acknowledges Dr. Nelson. “You need to peel bananas. The outer husks of grains are completely inedible. And we can’t eat potatoes without cooking them. Nonetheless, while food may require some processing to make it edible, by minimizing this as much as possible, you can ensure you’re getting the most nutrition out of your foods. The best way to eat more whole foods is to take control of your food in its rawest form. Shop carefully. Buy whole raw ingredients as much as possible and prepare them yourself.”

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About Dr. David Nelson, Ph D

David Nelson is a nutritional consultant, and has been involved in the field of nutritional studies for over 20 years. Dr. Nelson studied at San Diego University, Iowa State University, and Mankato State University. He currently specializes in the areas of Anti-aging, Sports Performance Nutrition, and Allergy. For the past 15 years, Dr. Nelson has been the Nutritionist at the Center for Advanced Medicine, and co-hosts the radio show "Health Talk, A Second Opinion," with the other doctors from the Center. He is also an esteemed member of the Sun Chlorella Advisory Board, which helps guide the medical innovation behind Sun Chlorella products.

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