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Evidence That A Whole Foods, Plant-Based Diet Reduces Weight and Medication Use

westneywhite@gmail.com — Mon, 02 Oct 2017 23:34:09 +0000

Over 60% of Americans are overweight and 2 billion people worldwide are suffering from this malnourished, i.e. “over-nourished” condition. A raised body mass index (BMI) is associated with many forms of cancers, type 2 diabetes, osteoarthritis, obstructive sleep apnea, shorter life expectancy, lower quality of life, and cardiovascular disease. Personally, I consider this to be…

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The Truest Truth About Carbs

westneywhite@gmail.com — Tue, 05 Sep 2017 17:40:50 +0000

In my introductory blog post, I talked about how America is malnourished through the very root of the word: mal (bad) nourish (nutrition). Carbs are one of the malnourished areas. Let’s cut to the chase. Today, there are a plethora of low carb diets that claim that a low carb diet is the best for optimal…

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Is America Malnourished?

westneywhite@gmail.com — Fri, 25 Aug 2017 22:46:55 +0000

When I think about malnutrition, my mind often goes the disturbing (and often misrepresented) pictures of starving children in some developing country. It is estimated that 795 million people in the world are undernourished1, but could it be that malnutrition is much more than not having enough to eat. The definition of malnutrition Malnutrition can…

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