By Melissa Matthews, International Business Times
You
always hear that a diet full of fruits and vegetables is important to
your health, but what about a diet of ONLY fruits and vegetables? The
80/10/10 diet is one of the latest trends and dictates that 80 percent
of calories come from carbs, 10 percent from protein and 10 percent from
fats. This low-fat, raw food diet was created by Dr. Douglas Graham,
retired chiropractor and former athlete, writes Authority Nutrition.
What Is It?
The
nutrition website says that the main premise is that people are really
frugivores, meaning our bodies naturally prefer to eat fruit and leafy
greens. The foods should be eaten raw as this diet adheres to the
beliefs that cooking damages nutrients in food and releases toxic
compounds that can cause diseases.
What Do You Eat?
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to Authority Nutrition, the plan allows you to eat a wide variety of
non-sweet fruits like tomatoes, cucumbers and eggplant, and sweet fruits
such as apples, berries, mangoes, and soft greens including lettuce and
spinach. Other vegetables like broccoli and cauliflower can be eaten,
but not in large quantities as they are harder to digest. Fatty fruits
like nuts and avocados are also to be limited. Anything else like meat,
eggs, alcohol, coffee, tea, processed fats, dairy, spices, sugars or
sweeteners are not allowed on the diet.
Why This Diet?
Followers claim that
it can help with acne, weight loss, energy and overall well-being. And
since it’s low in fat, it’s thought to lower your risk of heart disease
too.
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Does It Work?
Elizabeth Boham, R.D., M.D., M.S., told Women’s Health that
we need more protein to feel satisfied, and that eating so much fruit
makes your blood sugar increase, which in turn makes you feel hungry.
Boham advises against this diet for weight loss. In terms of heart
health, science has shown that eating a wide variety of fruits and
vegetables is linked to lower rates of heart disease. However, health
professionals point out that you’ll miss out on many key nutrients by
eating a diet of only produce.
"Fruit is a wonderful food, but it's not going to be able to give you all the nutrients you need," Boham told the magazine.
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