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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsDaily Beast: Don’t Be Fooled By The Claims of ‘Cleanse’ Diets
This is the language of infomercials, but Sakaras superfoods are sexier and more exotic than stain removal. Many of them come from exotic places or were eaten in ancient cultures, so marketers and consumers assign them magical powers and rhapsodize about their high antioxidant concentration.
While there have been some studies supporting the health benefits of consuming antioxidant-rich blueberries and other superfoods, most of them are in vitro studiesin test-tubes, rather than tested on animals, including humans.
You can get really sophisticated with your biochemistry, but the evidence that this stuff is good for us is grossly oversimplified, says Wilhelmina Kalt, a researcher with Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada (Canadas equivalent of the U.S. Department of Agriculture). Theres a lot of verbiage out there, but only a tiny fraction of it can be substantiated. If these foods helped us live until we were 100, we would know that by know.
The bottom line, she says, is to eat a varied diet of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains. If you want to pay more money for Sakara Lifes fruits and vegetables and tell yourself youre eating the rainbow while doing it, youre only draining your wallet.
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/02/15/don-t-be-fooled-by-the-claims-of-cleanse-diets.html
Phentex
(16,334 posts)eat fruits and vegetables, get your fiber and drink water.
I can't believe people fall for all the other stuff. Even my very healthy neighbor just paid a nutritionist to tell her to "drink more water". REALLY?
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,699 posts)And I am appalled.
How do you politely tell them they're fools?
PasadenaTrudy
(3,998 posts)One of the things I hate about SoCal, the fads and trends....Every other person I meet is doing Paleo or Gluten-free...so silly unless you medically have to.