Joel Fuhrman
Joel Fuhrman
Joel Fuhrman, is an American author, physician, speaker, and media personality who advocates what he calls a micronutrient-rich diet...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth2 December 1953
CountryUnited States of America
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The problem with the standard American diet, a primary cause of our current obesity epidemic, is the fact that the majority of foods consumed are high in calories and low in micronutrients.
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A high nutrient density diet was associated with more feelings of hunger in the mouth and throat and less in the head and stomach.
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Chemicals are not currently tested for their endocrine disruption potential before they are approved for use and enter our environment, and there are endocrine disruptors in a vast array of products we come into contact with every day, including organochlorine pesticides, plastics, fuels, and other industrial chemicals.
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If you want ideal health, you need to overcompensate and eat an excellent diet.
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Raw leafy greens contain only about 100 calories per pound and are packed with nutrients.
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Don't forget: cruciferous vegetables must be chopped, crushed, or chewed well for maximum benefit!
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Your future health can be predicted by the nutrient density of your diet.
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Hypertension is an important risk factor for kidney disease, but dietary sodium has other damaging effects on the kidneys. High salt intake drives the production of oxygen radicals, leading to oxidative stress in kidney tissue.
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Micronutrient-poor foods, like pasta, sugar, and soda, don't just give you empty calories and make you fat; they also do damage to the body and cause disease.
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Girls of 7, 8 or 9 years old are not emotionally or psychologically equipped to handle puberty.
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The most significant and alarming consequence of early maturation is an increased risk for breast cancer in adulthood.
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Resting metabolic rate is largely genetically determined, but our calorie intake has an effect as well.
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The indisputable fact is that nutritional science is the most powerful weapon available to win the war on cancer.
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Cancer initiates due to a wide variety of causes, some of which are outside of our control or already occurred during our childhood.