Dr. Sarah BallantyneHave you heard that foods high in oxalates are ‘toxic’ and a poor choice of food for overall health? Or maybe you have heard they cause kidney stones, joint pain, gut issues, or that they block your body from absorbing nutrients?
These claims sound really scary, so much so that maybe you have even been avoiding high oxalate foods, like tea, chocolate and leafy greens.
But did you know that our bodies make oxalates? Let's dive into what the science actually says, that way you can make an informed choice about these foods, and hopefully get back to enjoying your chocolate without fear or guilt
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Exposing the Real Truth About OxalatesDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-19 | Have you heard that foods high in oxalates are ‘toxic’ and a poor choice of food for overall health? Or maybe you have heard they cause kidney stones, joint pain, gut issues, or that they block your body from absorbing nutrients?
These claims sound really scary, so much so that maybe you have even been avoiding high oxalate foods, like tea, chocolate and leafy greens.
But did you know that our bodies make oxalates? Let's dive into what the science actually says, that way you can make an informed choice about these foods, and hopefully get back to enjoying your chocolate without fear or guilt
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #oxalatesHigh Oxalate Foods and Kidney Stones?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-20 | Oxalates are often blamed for kidney stones though, and there’s more to this one, so let’s look at the science. Studies show inconsistent effects of dietary oxalates on urinary oxalates. Most notably, high-oxalate foods don’t increase urinary oxalate in a proportional manner (in other words, the amount of oxalate in a food doesn’t always predict how much oxalate will show up in the urine after that food is eaten).
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivoreTomatoes ARE a vegetable!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-17 | In nutritional sciences, we use the culinary definitions of fruits and vegetables rather than the botanical ones because they align with the nutrient content of these foods. For example, cucumber is nutritionally similar to celery, and winter squash is nutritionally similar to sweet potatoes. So, it makes more sense to classify them as vegetables from a nutrition standpoint.
So, if we mainly use them in savory applications, even if they’re botanically fruit, we call them veggies!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #tomatoesShocking truth about recommended veggies!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-16 | One of the most important hallmarks of a health-promoting diet is high intake of whole vegetables and fruit.
A 2017 meta-analysis showed that consuming 800 grams (equivalent to 1.75 pounds, or 28 ounces) of vegetables and fruits daily reduces all-cause mortality by a whopping 31 percent compared to eating less than 40 grams daily.
The authors calculated that 2.24 million deaths from cardiovascular disease, 660,000 deaths from cancer, and 7.8 million deaths from all causes could be avoided globally each year if everyone consumed 800 grams of veggies and fruits every day. Wow!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #vegetablesVeggie serving sizes for optimal healthDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-13 | How many veggies should we be eating per day? 5!
If you feel like that’s too many veggies, what’s important to know is that every bit counts—you’ll get way more health bang for your veggie serving buck going from zero to some than you will from going to quite a lot to even more—so it’s okay to work up to that intake slowly over time.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #vegetablesThe Truth About Daily Vegetable ConsumptionDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-12 | Did you know that on average, Americans consume just over 1.5 servings of vegetables per day? Do you know how many servings of vegetables per day we should be aiming for?
If working on upping your veggie intake feels overwhelming, I’ve got so much good news to share with you in this video!
Stick with me to learn about all the benefits of eating veggies, where the data is mixed on how many to eat, how going from no veggies to any is even more beneficial than going from lots to even more, along with what counts as a vegetable and how big a serving actually is. Hint, it’s smaller than you probably think!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #vegetablesWhat Counts as an Ultra-Processed Food?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-09 | The NOVA classification system categorizes foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing.
Developed by researchers, NOVA divides foods into four groups: unprocessed or minimally processed foods, processed culinary ingredients, processed foods, and ultra-processed food and drink products.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #ultraprocessedfoodsTop 10 Nutrient InsufficienciesDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-08 | Nutrient insufficiencies put strain on the biological systems that require those nutrients to function, creating a nickel and diming effect that gradually chips away at your health, increasing your risks for just about every disease and symptom under the sun.
Including increasing risk for cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes, cancer, chronic kidney disease, asthma, allergies, neurodegenerative disease, autoimmune disease, gout, and infection.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrientdeficiencyBad Headlines on Ultra-Processed Food StudyDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-07 | First, these sensationalized headlines don’t actually represent what this new and important meta-analysis showed.
And second, many of these articles themselves, don’t accurately summarize the study while presenting solutions that are just well, they’re bad takes.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #ultraprocessedfoodsNew Study of Ultra-Processed Foods, What it Really Says!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-06 | First, these sensationalized headlines don’t actually represent what this new and important meta-analysis showed.
And second, many of these articles themselves, don’t accurately summarize the study while presenting solutions that are just well, they’re bad takes.
The problem with such terrible news coverage of an important study is that people are either freaking out or checking out.
So let’s do what none of these new articles have done. Let’s dig into this new study, look at what it actually shows, and put it into the context of the science on ultra-processed foods as a whole.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #ultraprocessedfoodsThe power of eating different foodsDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-04 | The number one best thing we can do to improve diet quality is eat a wide variety of foods. Dietary diversity is typically defined as the total number of different food items in a diet. And for example a large 2021 study showed that high diversity diets reduces all-cause mortality by 37% compared to low dietary diversity!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #dietarydiversityWhy you should mix up your meals!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-02 | An additional fascinating result from this study is that it appears as though total dietary diversity is more important than diversity of any one food group. The authors further analyzed 10 different food groups (vegetables, tubers, legumes, fruit+nuts+seeds, dairy, cereals, meat, fish+shellfish, eggs, and condiments) and showed that, while it’s slightly more important to mix up the veggies we eat, no one food group was responsible for the results.
The analysis also accounted for: sex, age, study center, smoking status, educational level, marital status, physical activity, alcohol intake, total energy intake, Mediterranean diet score, red and processed meat intake, and fiber intake.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivoreThe best way to use the Nutrivore Score!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-03-01 | But with only a small number of nutrients required to be listed on nutrition labels and a wealth of highly mixed information on what foods are good for us, how can we actually know if a food is nutrient dense?
The Nutrivore Score!
Nutrivore Score is a way to quantify the nutrient-density of foods and make the nutritional evaluation of foods objective.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrientdensityEasy tips to add more variety to your meals!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-29 | One of the biggest nutritional challenges of the typical Western diet is that, while it may feel like you’re eating a wide variety of foods, with so many being made from only a handful of ingredients (wheat, corn, soy, and dairy), the diet isn’t actually diverse.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #dietarydiversityWhy Dietary Diversity is EssentialDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-28 | What is the single most important feature of a healthy diet?
It’s high dietary diversity, meaning you eat a wide variety of different foods.
Dietary diversity is typically defined as the total number of different food items in a diet. There are many different ways to measure dietary diversity, and we’re going to look at a few different studies that use different measurements in today's video.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #dietarydiversityIncreasing your risk of poor health outcomesDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-26 | The reason why we worry about nutrient shortfalls is that they increase risk of just about everything that can go wrong with us healthwise.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrientdensity50% of adults are not getting enough nutrients!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-22 | For at least ten essential nutrients, more than half of the U.S. population is falling short of dietary requirements; and for at least four essential nutrients, more than 90 percent of us aren’t getting enough from the foods we eat.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrientdensityAre your nutrient levels putting you at risk?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-21 | I have some bad news: You’re not getting all of the nutrients that your body needs.
How can I be so sure? Studies evaluating not just the average American’s diet, but also people following various diets billed for their health-promoting effects, show rampant nutrient shortfalls.
The reason why we worry about nutrient shortfalls is that they increase risk of just about everything that can go wrong with us healthwise.
So, let’s look at the statistics showing that most people, even those who are incredibly intentional about every bite, still end up falling short of essential nutrients. And of course, how we can fix it.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivoreBalancing Macronutrients?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-19 | What is a balanced diet?
A balanced diet refers to eating a wide range of foods in the right proportions to deliver balanced macronutrients.
While you certainly can apply the Nutrivore philosophy to a macronutrient manipulation-based diet—like a low-carb or low-fat diet—if you desire, the default on Nutrivore is balanced macronutrients.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivoreThe easiest way to make a balanced mealDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-17 | Whether cooking at home, or eating out, the easiest way to eat a Nutrivore diet is to follow the Nutrivore Meal Map for most of your meals. The science behind these recommendations will be expanded on throughout this book, but there’s no reason why you can’t start using this simple guide right now! Mentally, divide your plate into four roughly equal quarters. Each quarter will supply a different collection of vital nutrients, and altogether they will add up to a balanced, nourishing meal.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivoreThe shocking truth about macrosDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-15 | Balanced macronutrients refers to a diet whose proportion of protein, carbohydrates and fats falls within the Accepted Macronutrient Distribution Ranges, or AMDR.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #macrosThe Ultimate Guide to Achieving a Balanced DietDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-14 | A balanced diet refers to eating a wide range of foods in the right proportions to deliver balanced macronutrients. Let’s talk more about why a balanced diet is best and how to use the Nutrivore Meal Map to easily achieve that!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #macrosTop 10 Most Nutrient Dense Foods!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-12 | Drum roll please…The top ten most nutrient dense foods, starting with number 10 and working our way to the most nutrient dense food in the world are…
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #toptenWhy is THIS food so nutrient dense?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-10 | The 2nd most nutrient dense foods is garden cress! Garden cress has a Nutrivore Score of 11,265!
A 2-cup serving, measured raw, delivers 452% DV vitamin K, 303 % DV cupper, 296% DV manganese, 175% DV magnesium, 96% DV zinc, 77% DV vitamin C, 38% DV vitamin A, 26% DV iron, 24% DV calcium, 20% DV vitamin B2 and folate, 17% DV potassium, 15% DV vitamin B^, 13% DV biotin and phosphorus, plus 1070 milligrams of glucosinolates, 77 milligrams of polyphenols and over 16,5000 micrograms of carotenoids! Wow!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #gardencressYes, coffee is nutrient dense!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-08 | There is sufficient “grounds” to suggest there are a lot of health ‘percs’ from drinking coffee!
Coffee is such a concentrated source of phytonutrients and it has an incredibly high average Nutrivore Score of 6832!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #coffeeDiscover 10 Nutrient Dense Foods That Boost Your HealthDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-07 | Drum roll please…The top ten most nutrient dense foods, starting with number 10 and working our way to the most nutrient dense food in the world are…let's explore numbers 10 through 2 and talk about why these foods are the most nutrient dense foods!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #toptenThe history and science of nutrient density!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-03 | In the early 2000s, the definition of nutrient density was updated—instead of referring to nutrients per serving, nutrient density is now defined as a measure of nutrients per calorie.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivoreWhat nutrients are in the Nutrivore Score?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-02-02 | There are 33 nutrients that go into the calculation!
The main nutrients used in the Nutrivore Score calculation are: protein, fiber, calcium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorous, potassium, selenium, zinc, vitamin A, B1 B2 B3 B5 B6 B7 B9 B12 C, E, D, and K, choline, monounsaturated fat, linoleic acid, alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), long-chain omega-3 fatty acids (EPA+DHA), carotenoids, phytosterols, and polyphenols.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrivorescoreHow Do We Measure Nutrient Density?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-31 | The term nutrient density refers to the concentration of nutrients per calorie of food. High nutrient-density foods supply a high amount of essential nutrients relative to the energy they contain.
But with only a small number of nutrients required to be listed on nutrition labels and a wealth of highly mixed information on what foods are good for us, how can we actually know if a food is nutrient dense? Let's talk about it!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutreintdensityWhy restrictive diets might be doing harmDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-29 | Disinhibition goes hand-in-hand with poor diet quality, with a chicken and the egg effect. And, prohibiting certain foods are more likely to cause disinhibition, including restricting wheat, dairy and eggs, and for males, also protein. And, the more restrictive diets we follow, the more diet rollercoaster cycles we complete, the harder it is to eat a healthy diet intuitively.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #restrictivedietsHow to break free from restrictive dietsDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-27 | Most diets these days are defined by what you restrict, reduce, eliminate or obsessively measure. But, if this is how every diet works, how can this be bad? Studies show that dieting is a risk factor for food obsession, cravings, disordered and emotional eating, and weight regain cycles (a.k.a. yo-yo dieting).
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #restrictivedietsThe truth about restrictive diets!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-25 | Have you tried every diet? Have you ‘white knuckled’ your way through these diets, had success, only to find you stop making measurable progress? Do you find yourself going on and off diets constantly, unable to stay on the ‘wagon’ leading to the guilt blame cycle of dieting?
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #restrictivedietsWhy Restrictive Diets Can Do More Harm Than GoodDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-24 | The more restrictive diets we follow, the more diet rollercoaster cycles we complete, the harder it is to eat a healthy diet intuitively.
Intuitive eating is defined in the scientific literature as eating when hungry + stopping eating when no longer hungry/full + no restrictions on types of food eaten unless for medical reasons.
And, the better able we are to eat intuitively, the more likely we are to have a healthy diet and healthy eating behaviors, the more likely we are to have better physical and mental health, and the more likely we are to maintain a healthy weight.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #restrictivedietsAdd these 5 foods to your diet!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-22 | Adding one or more of these 5 common foods, that are backed by the scientific research, will improve your diet, boost your nutrition and lead to better health outcomes!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #healthydietWhy legumes are a game-changer for your diet!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-20 | Legumes—like lentils, chickpeas, soybeans and black beans—are great sources of fiber, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, biotin, folate, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, potassium, selenium and zinc!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #legumesThe TOP 5 foods to eat for health!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-18 | The 5 foods to add to your diet are… any vegetables you like, your favorite fruits, any variety of legumes, any and all seafood, and nuts or seeds or both!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #healthydietDiscover the Must-Have foods for a Healthy DietDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-17 | Adding one or more of these 5 common foods, that are backed by the scientific research, will improve your diet, boost your nutrition and lead to better health outcomes!
Eating more vegetables, fruits, legumes, seafood and nuts and seeds all benefit our health. Does that mean if we meet all of those serving targets that we’ll live forever?
Sadly, no, but it will extend our lifespan and healthy years of life and it’s never too late to benefit from healthy changes.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #healthydietNutrivore Score surprises!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-15 | The Nutrivore Score is an objective measurement of the total amount of nutrients a food contains per calorie. There are 33 nutrients that go into the calculation.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrivorescoreHow to use Nutrivore ScoreDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-13 | The Nutrivore Score is a measure of the total nutrients per calorie in a food.
A nutrient-dense powerhouse superfood is any food with a Nutrivore Score higher than 800. High nutrient-density foods have a Nutrivore Score between 400 and 8000. Medium nutrient-density foods have a Nutrivore Score between 150 and 400. And, low nutrient-density empty-calorie foods have a nutrivore score less than 150.
However, note that even low nutrient-density foods can still play an important role in a healthy diet. Any food with a Nutrivore Score over 150 contributes more nutrients than calories to the diet, but note that there is not cusp below which a food is “bad” and above which a food is “good”.
Indeed, all foods lie on a spectrum of nutrient density, and the Nutrivore Score is but one tool to help identify the best options within highly-related foods, and reinforce the value of whole and minimally-processed foods. You don’t need to feel guilty about eating a food that isn’t particularly nutritious, and instead can celebrate the choices you make that are focused on nutrients.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrivorescoreA Nutrivore eats nutrients!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-11 | A carnivore eats meat, an omnivore eats plants, a Nutrivore eats nutrients!
Nutrivore is the revolutionary yet simple dietary concept: Get all the nutrients our bodies need from the foods we eat. That is the beginning middle end of what a Nutrivore is. Is it possible with today's modern food supply to get all the nutrients we need from the foods we eat? Yes, if we know how to do it, and that's the content I create!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrivorescoreWhat is Nutrivore?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-10 | A carnivore eats meat, an omnivore eats plants, a Nutrivore eats nutrients!
Nutrivore is the revolutionary yet simple dietary concept: Get all the nutrients our bodies need from the foods we eat. That is the beginning middle end of what a Nutrivore is.
The Nutrivore philosophy appreciates the inherent nutritional value of foods, but no food is off limits.By extension, no singular food choice is a bad one, and Nutrivore fully embraces treats, cultural foods, and food traditions.
That means that Nutrivore has a permissive dietary structure, rather than a restrictive one.
So, if you’re interested in getting more nutrients from your diet, while ditching the moral judgments of foods that diet culture teaches us, all based in the best quality up-to-date scientific evidence, then make sure to subscribe and follow along for more!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivoreAll ultra processed foods are bad?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-07 | Can you be healthy if you enjoy your favorite ultra processed foods in moderation? Yes!
A fair interpretation of the current scientific evidence is that, if you’re meeting your body’s nutritional needs from the 80 percent of your diet that is whole and minimally-processed foods, the 20 percent of your calories that comes from ultra-processed foods–like cookies, pizza, cake– is not going cause any harm.
Diet culture has long propelled the harmful all or nothing mentality, giving us all a skewed view of what moderation actually is. So what would that 20 percent look like in practice?
If you eat a 2,000 calorie per day diet, that would translate to 400 calories from your favorite packaged or fast food, about what you’d get in a quarter pounder with cheese.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #ultraprocessedfoodsHow ultra processed foods can fit into a healthy dietDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-05 | I want to be clear that I’m not endorsing these ultra processed foods. This is just an illustration, which I hope shows you just how much, let’s call them quality-of-life foods, you can fit into a healthy diet without derailing your progress.
If you eat a 2,000 calorie per day diet, that would translate to 1600 calories from whole and minimally-processed foods and 400 calories from your favorite packaged or fast food.
400 calories is about what you’d get in a quarter pounder with cheese (that averages 417 calories), seven Oreo cookies (which averages 375 calories), one slice of pepperoni pizza (which averages 430 calories), or a medium glazed donut plus a can of regular Coke (which together averages 330 calories).
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #ultraprocessedfoodsDo we have to avoid all ultra processed foods?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-03 | Do we have to avoid all ultra-processed foods? Nope!
The good news is that several large studies have shown that ultra-processed foods in moderation don’t harm our health. Let’s look at one of these studies.
This data comes from a 2019 prospective study of nearly 20,000 Spanish university graduates (average age was 37 at the beginning of the study) followed for 15 years. The graph here shows the increase in mortality over time comparing the people who ate 4 or more servings of ultra-processed foods to people who consumed 3 or fewer servings of ultra-processed foods per day.
This study authors calculated that people who consumed four or more servings of ultra-processed foods daily had a 62% increased risk of total mortality compared to 2 or fewer servings per day.
And that was after accounting for confounding variables, which included sex, age, marital status, educational level, smoking, physical activity, television viewing, napping, diet quality, dietary habits, snacking and BMI.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #ultraprocessedfoodsNavigating Ultra Processed Foods in ModerationDr. Sarah Ballantyne2024-01-02 | Can you be healthy if you enjoy your favorite ultra processed foods in moderation? Yes!
I think a fair interpretation of the current scientific evidence is that, if you’re meeting your body’s nutritional needs from the 80 percent of your diet that is whole and minimally-processed foods, the 20 percent of your calories that comes from ultra-processed foods is unlikely to cause any harm. Some people refer to this as the 80/20 rule.
What would that look like? If you eat a 2,000 calorie per day diet, that would translate to 400 calories from your favorite packaged or fast food, about what you’d get in a quarter pounder with cheese, seven Oreo cookies (five and a half, if Double Stuf), one slice of pepperoni pizza, or a medium glazed donut plus a can of Coke.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #ultraprocessedfoodsIts Never too late to improve your health!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2023-12-30 | A 2022 study estimated that adopting a healthier diet starting at age 20—defined as eating more vegetables, fruits, legumes, fish, and whole grains, as well as a handful of nuts each day, while reducing ultra-processed foods—could add nearly 11 years to the lifespan of females and 13 years to the lifespan of males. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003889
Don’t worry if you aren’t 20 years old, because it’s never too late to benefit from improving diet quality. The same study showed that making these healthy diet changes at age 60 could still add 8 additional years of life, and making these changes at age 80 could still add 3.4 years of life!
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #healthylifestyleWhat is the Nutrivore Score?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2023-12-29 | The Nutrivore Score is an objective measurement of the total amount of nutrients a food contains per calorie. There are 33 nutrients that go into the calculation.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #nutrivorescoreWhy is Magnesium so Important?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2023-12-28 | You may be familiar with magnesium as an electrolyte, but did you know that magnesium is a cofactor for over 300 different enzymes including every enzyme that uses or synthesizes ATP (the basic energy molecule in a cell) and every enzyme that synthesizes DNA and RNA
Magnesium is also important for skeletal health because it works in conjunction with vitamin D and calcium to maintain calcium homeostasis.
Foods rich in magnesium include green vegetables, nuts and seeds (especially pumpkin seeds, almonds, and cashews), fish, legumes, cocoa, avocados, and spices.
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #magnesiumCan You Guess the Food?Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2023-12-26 | How many hints do you need to guess the food?
Hint number one: This vegetable has one of the highest Nutrivore Scores we’ve calculated thus far, making it one of the most nutrient-dense foods on the planet (6929).
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#DrSarahBallantyne #nutrivore #guessthefoodWishing you and yours a very Merry Christmas!Dr. Sarah Ballantyne2023-12-25 | ...